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Minnesota Offers Farmers and Families Free Helpline
The Minnesota Farm & Rural Helpline is a free, confidential helpline available 24/7 for farmers and farm families dealing with stress. Users can call the number or access the website…
5 Things We Must Do To Improve the US Health Care System
Mental and behavioral health are part of our general health and should be treated as such. Not a day goes by where I don’t talk about mental health with my…
Katy Backes Kozhimannil, PhD, MPA, is Keynote Speaker at 5th CALS Conference on Rural Emergency Care
Katy Backes Kozhimannil, PhD, MPA, is the keynote speaker at the 5th CALS Conference on Rural Emergency Care on Sept. 27, 2019. Kozhimannil will speak on: “The effects on the…
Rural MN Improves Post-Hospital Stroke Care
TeleStroke/Vascular Neurology Patient Navigator Program Summary Need: Improve post-hospital stroke care access in order to improve physical function and well-being for stroke patients living in a 6-county area in rural Minnesota…
Measles outbreak: How doctors can change anti-vaccine minds
By Anna Almendrala, NBC News When Theresa Ward had her first child 14 years ago, the Pittsburgh mom followed the pediatrician’s recommendations and fully vaccinated her son on schedule. But…
How telemedicine keeps patients in rural communities healthy
By Veronica Combs Technology is often blamed for taking away jobs. In the healthcare industry, radiologists—the people who read MRIs and CT scans—are worried about being replaced by algorithms…
CMS considers tossing hospital star-rating methodology
By MARIA CASTELLUCCI The CMS is considering scrapping the model it uses to assign hospital star ratings, signaling a big shift from the agency’s stance just seven months ago. In…