Health Updates
Medicaid coverage ends for 32,600 Minnesotans, thousands renew
In the first look at Medicaid renewals following the end of a pause to eligibility determinations, the Minnesota ...
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U.S. News & World Report recognizes 6 Mayo Clinic Health System hospitals
Six Mayo Clinic Health System hospitals were recognized in this year’s U.S. News & World Report “Best Hospitals” ...
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Guest column: Seniors: Know emergency and non-emergency ambulance costs
Hearing ambulance sirens or medical ambulance helicopter rotors over Fountain Lake is unnerving, as it signals someone needs ...
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New directors of nursing at both St. John’s campuses bring a wealth of experience to roles
Both St. John’s Lutheran Community campuses in the last year welcomed a new director of nursing, and the ...
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Iowa Republicans passed a strict abortion bill last night. A legal challenge was filed by morning
DES MOINES — Iowa’s new ban on most abortions after roughly six weeks of pregnancy was challenged in ...
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Drug makers sue over Minnesota’s new prescription price controls
A trade association that represents makers of generic medicines sued Wednesday over a new Minnesota law intended to ...
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Smoke from Canada wildfires is increasing health risks in Black and poorer US communities
DETROIT — Smoky air from Canada’s wildfires shrouded broad swaths of the U.S. from Minnesota to New York ...
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Mayo and U of M announce a new pathway program
Mayo Clinic School of Health Sciences and the University of Minnesota School of Nursing are collaborating to create ...
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Minnesota shifts COVID tracking focus to severe cases
The Minnesota Department of Health has stopped reporting COVID-19 cases, a change aligned with similar measures at the ...
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Riverland, Mayo partner for practical training experience
Across the country, there’s a shortage of registered nurses. In 2021, the American Association of Colleges of Nursing ...
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Minnesota legislators add hospital carve-out to nurse staffing bill
New language being considered by a legislative conference committee working on a health budget bill would exempt some ...
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Heart attack survivor thanks staff at New Richland clinic for response in medical emergency
NEW RICHLAND — New Richland resident Karren Smith didn’t know anything was wrong at first. The retired grandmother ...
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Mayo investing in future health care professionals in the community
Mayo Clinic Health System has been busy this week. According to Susan Loch, foundation director, volunteer services coordinator ...
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National Nurses Week: Services expand to help new mothers
There are no shortage of challenges when it comes to being a mother of a newborn, but a ...
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Mayo Clinic Health System in Albert Lea, Austin nurses receive DAISY Award
Two nurses from Mayo Clinic Health System in Albert Lea and Austin received the DAISY Award, an international ...
