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What causes swimmer’s itch?

[WCCO News, July 24, 2024] Swimmer’s itch can be a nuisance for people who love to swim in fresh water. With that in mind, WCCO-TV viewers wanted to know what causes swimmer’s itch and how to treat it at home.  Allina Health dermatologist Elizabeth Farhat, MD helped provide some answers in WCCO’s Good Question segment.

  • Swimmer’s itch is an allergic reaction to a parasite.
  • A rash can emerge within 12 to 24 hours of being in fresh water.
  • The best way to treat it is to avoid scratching and use anti-ich creams.
Watch the video below to learn even more.


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[Allina Health Newsroom, July 18, 2024]   New Ulm Medical Center recently completed a course for community members to become trained as emergency management technicians (EMT). Allina Health New Ulm Medical Center, in partnership with Hobart and Charlotte Anderson Estate and others, offered scholarships to 27 people from nine communities in south central Minnesota.
July 18, 2024
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[WCCO-TV News, July 15, 2024]   When a viewer reached out to a local television station's Good Question segment to ask why the funny bone isn’t so funny, the reporter called Allina Health to find an expert. L. Pearce McCarty, III, MD explains what the funny bone is, what it isn't and why there's so much pain when you hit that area of the elbow.
July 15, 2024
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[WCCO Radio, July 14, 2024]   Indy Lane, MD, Allina Health’s new vice president of Women’s Health, joined WCCO Radio's Health Hour discuss all thing women's health. She touched on everything from mammograms to bladder issues.
July 14, 2024
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[WCCO-TV News, July 09, 2024]   Allina Health EMS and Hennepin EMS joined forces to create the first Collaboration with Cake, an event geared toward building connection amongst EMS departments across the state.
July 09, 2024
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[WCCO Radio, July 07, 2024]   David Nathan, PsyD, LP, a psychologist with Allina Health, spent an hour talking about teens, their mental health and the impact of social media.
July 07, 2024
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[Busy Living Sober, July 01, 2024]   Chaplain Michael Le Buhn is a spiritual care manager at Allina Health. He uses his training as a chaplain, experiences as a veteran and his journey of sobriety to help provide exceptional care to Allina Health patients.
July 01, 2024
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[WCCO Radio, June 30, 2024]   Craig Bowron, MD, an internal medicine physician at Allina Health, explains why men to prioritize making a doctor's appointment and keeping it.
June 30, 2024
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[Allina Health Newsroom, June 26, 2024]   Powered by the work of an employee resource group, Allina Health recently unveiled a new addition to employee IDs. Employees now have the option of included their preferred pronouns on their work badges.
June 26, 2024
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[Allina Health Newsroom, June 21, 2024]   Dominic Decker, MD grew up in St. Paul and has worked at Allina Health for five years. He is the lead physician at the Allina Health Uptown Clinic which has a storied history supporting the LGBTQ+ community.
June 21, 2024
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[Fox 9 News, June 20, 2024]   Eric Anderson, MD, a thoracic surgeon with Allina Health Cancer Institute, met up with members of the Washburn High School robotics team to show them how they can use their burgeoning robotics skills in health care.
June 20, 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