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Are movie depictions of heart attacks making it harder for patients to recognize their own heart troubles?

[WCCO Radio, September 08, 2024] Allina Health Minneapolis Heart Institute researchers analyzed how the film industry portrays heart attacks on screen. They found moviemakers are contributing to misconceptions by missing the mark on representation.

Senior cardiologist Retu Saxena, MD and Kirsten Shaw, MD, a cardiology fellow, joined WCCO Radio’s Sunday Health Hour to dispel the myths and misconceptions about heart attacks.


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[Allina Health Newsroom, September 06, 2024]   Hospice volunteering happens in private homes, assisted living centers, skilled nursing facilities, group homes and residential hospice facilities. Volunteers who work directly with patients are considered part of the care team, but typically act independently.
September 06, 2024
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[KARE11 News, September 06, 2024]   Before their trip to the gold medal match, Team USA had to get past China in the semi-final game. Courage Kenny Rehabilitation Institute held a watch party at Bunny’s Bar & Grill in St. Louis Park to watch that game.
September 06, 2024
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[Allina Health Newsroom, September 06, 2024]   John Moore, 57, walked into United Hospital - Hastings Regina Campus on an August morning to do one thing: look each one of these health care professionals in the eye and say thank you.
September 06, 2024
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[WCCO-TV, September 05, 2024]   Allina Health psychologist David Nathan, PsyD, LP explains what empty nest syndrome is and how parents can prepare for it.
September 05, 2024
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[Allina Health Newsroom, September 03, 2024]   The Allina Health Pharmacy team has been volunteering for nearly a decade at Open Arms of Minnesota, a Minneapolis-based nonprofit that creates medically tailored meals for critically ill people.
September 03, 2024

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Jennifer Steingas
Manager Public and Media Relations
jennifer.steingas@allina.com
Voice/Text: 612-388-1895

Erika Rasmussen
Communications Consultant Senior
erika.rasmussen@allina.com
Voice/text: 708-214-8464