[KMSP-TV, August 20, 2015]
Former President Jimmy Carter held a news conference today to say he has cancer in the brain. It's actually melanoma which is a skin cancer but it can spread inside the body quickly.
August 20, 2015
[KMSP-TV, August 20, 2015]
A new study is showing that no matter how often you hit the gym, you can't out-exercise a poor diet. Michael Miedema , MD, a cardiologist with Minneapolis Heart Institute at Abbott Northwestern Hospital , talked about the issue on KMSP-TV's "The Buzz."
August 19, 2015
[MINNPOST, August 19, 2015]
Imagine for a moment that Marlboro Man Sam Elliott is sat down by his doctor and instructed to stop smoking. What would he do?
August 19, 2015
[KSTP TV, August 19, 2015]
There's a growing trend to help patients prepare ahead of time for treatment. It's called "pre-habilitation" or "prehab." Allina Health has launched a program.
August 19, 2015
[KARE-TV, August 19, 2015]
It's called "prehab" and it just rolled out in the Allina Health network. It helps cancer patients physically and mentally prepare for chemo, radiation and surgery.
August 19, 2015
[KMSP-TV, August 16, 2015]
Dr. David Hurrell from the Minneapolis Heart Institute at Abbott Northwestern talked with KMSP-TV about how what we eat impacts our heart.
August 16, 2015
[Star Tribune, August 16, 2015]
Barbara Burwell and sons Blake, Michael and Peter participated in “wall-breaking” ceremonies last week for the $28 million renovation and expansion of the Abbott Northwestern Hospital emergency department. Rod Burwell, the veteran Minnesota entrepreneur who died in April, and Barbara Burwell made a $3 million lead gift to kick off the project late last year.
August 16, 2015
[Star Tribune, August 11, 2015]
At back-to-school time, parents dutifully head to the doctor’s office to get their children immunized. But plenty of parents would be wise to roll up their own sleeves.
August 12, 2015
[MPR, August 12, 2015]
A new Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report indicates Lyme disease is more widespread in the U.S. than previously realized, with reported cases each year not far behind breast cancer. But while local researchers acknowledge the ticks that carry the disease are growing in number and territory, they caution that the CDC data may be overstating the spread of the disease.
August 12, 2015
[WCCO-AM, August 12, 2015]
A new study is showing that no matter how often you hit the gym, you can’t out-exercise a poor diet. Michael Miedema , MD, a cardiologist with Minneapolis Heart Institute at Abbott Northwestern Hospital , talked about the issue with WCCO-AM's Jordana Green.
August 12, 2015