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After 26 years, legendary wheelchair basketball coach prepares for retirement

[KMSP Fox 9 News, April 23, 2024] After 26 years of coaching, legendary wheelchair basketball coach Doug Dixon is retiring. World-renowned for teaching the fundamentals, Coach Dixon led his teams to three national championships and watched as three of his players made it onto the U.S. Paralympic team.

Coach Dixon's team is called the Rolling Junior Timberwolves, and they're based at Allina Health Courage Kenny Rehabilitation Institute in Golden Valley. Fox 9 News interviewed Coach Dixon about what led him to the sport, what he loves most about it and what he plans to do next.



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[Allina Health Newsroom, March 22, 2024]   Allina Health is pleased to share this edition of All Together Better magazine which highlights some of the organization's bright spots from the first quarter of 2024.
March 22, 2024
[KARE 11, March 20, 2024]   Allina Health Courage Kenny Rehabilitation Institute held a power soccer clinic to give the community a closer look at all of the phone. KARE 11 filmed part of it.
March 20, 2024
[Allina Health Newsroom, March 19, 2024]   Every time the Minnesota United (MNUFC) take the field at Allianz Field this season, it’s a win for one group of teens and their mission to increase exposure and access to healthy food.
March 19, 2024
[Fox 9 News, March 19, 2024]   Sarah Paper, LP, PsyD, an Allina Health psychologist, says girls indulging in skin care routines they see on social media could be considered self-care, but it can also morph into prioritizing physical beauty and financial status at an early age. She discussed the topic on FOX9 News.
March 19, 2024
[WCCO Radio, March 17, 2024]   March is Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month. Joleen Hubbard, MD, an oncologist with Allina Health Cancer Institute, joined WCCO radio to answer some questions about the disease.
March 17, 2024
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March 13, 2024
[WCCO Radio, March 13, 2024]   After the death of a man who spent more than 70 years using an iron lung made headlines, people wanted to know more about the machine. WCCO radio host Henry Lake reached out to Dr. Laurel Stephenson to learn the history of the iron lung.
March 13, 2024
[KSTP-TV News, March 13, 2024]   This year’s mild winter has people feeling seasonal allergies earlier than normal. Allina Health allergist Pramod Kelkar, MD shared tips to help people keep those allergies in check.
March 13, 2024
[KSTP, March 08, 2024]   Adjusting the clocks causes many people anxiety as they try to calculate how much sleep they’ve gained or lost because of daylight saving time. Allina Health psychologist and sleep specialist Daniel Kessler, PsyD, LP spoke KSTP-TV about this issue.
March 08, 2024
[WCCO-TV News, March 06, 2024]   If you know you want to become a parent, it’s never too early to start planning for pregnancy, according to Rachel Pilliod, MD an OB/GYN with Minnesota Perinatal Physicians and The Mother Baby Center.
March 06, 2024