Archives for May 2015

[WDIO-TV, May 14, 2015]   More than 300 kids from all across the Arrowhead region came together for a day of games on Thursday. Courage Kenny Rehabilitation Institute has been putting on the Arrowhead Youth Games for about 30 years.
May 14, 2015
[Duluth News Tribune, May 14, 2015]   His smile beaming from having just scaled 15 feet of a climbing wall for the first time in his life, Proctor sixth-grader Dawson McLean was asked if he was as fearless as he looked. Areas in and around the UMD field house featured 16 stations with a wide variety of activities—big ball volleyball, archery, rhythmic gymnastics, obstacle courses, adaptive cycling and more.
May 14, 2015
[WCCO-TV, May 13, 2015]   Disturbing photos, gone viral on Facebook, of a woman being treated for skin cancer have once again raised the question of how much tanning — under the sun or tanning bed — is safe. Allina Health Clinic dermatologist Dr. Elizabeth Farhat discussed that question with WCCO-TV News.
May 13, 2015
[KARE-TV, May 10, 2015]   Mother's Day will never be the same for a Minneapolis family. Earlier this year, doctors diagnosed Chelsea Hammond, 31, with a brain tumor; she was eight months pregnant.
May 11, 2015
[WCCO-TV, May 07, 2015]   With Mother's Day coming, husbands and children may be struggling to come up with the perfect gift for mom. Allina Health Clinics psychologist Dr. Cheryl Bemel talked with WCCO-TV about what moms really want for Mother's Day.
May 07, 2015
[Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal, May 06, 2015]   Allina Health President and CEO Dr. Penny Wheeler has joined the board of Health Catalyst , a health care analytics and data warehousing firm. "Allina has made significant progress with care outcomes improvement thanks in part to our early adoption of Health Catalyst's data warehousing platform," Wheeler said in a statement.
May 05, 2015
[WCCO-TV, May 04, 2015]   May Fourth is Melanoma Monday, the day dermatologists use to remind us to be careful about getting too much sun and to get unusual skin changes checked by your doctor. Allina Health Clinics dermatologist Elizabeth Farhat, MD , talked with WCCO-TV about what to look out for and how to protect yourself from skin cancers.
May 04, 2015