Allina Health Newsroom

This is where we share helpful health information, news about our hospitals and clinics and media reports that feature Allina Health team members as subject matter experts.

March is Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month

[WCCO Radio, March 17, 2024] March is Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month. WCCO Radio invited Joleen Hubbard, MD, an Allina Health Cancer Institute oncologist, to talk about how to screen for colorectal cancer and more. Here’s an excerpt from the interview.



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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
[New Ulm Journal, March 06, 2024]   As the Community Benefit and Engagement Lead at New Ulm Medical Center, Jen Maurer has an incredible connection to the community. A local paper highlighted her work and its impact.
March 06, 2024
[Allina Health Newsroom, March 01, 2024]   When Chris Rodriguez felt the pangs of a stomachache and constipation in 2023, he went to the doctor out of an abundance of caution. At 35 years old, he had no idea that months later he would be diagnosed with colorectal cancer.
March 01, 2024
[WCCO Radio, March 01, 2024]   Minneapolis landed in the top 10 of America’s loneliest cities, according to the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. WCCO Radio wanted to know why. So, they turned to Allina Health psychologist David Nathan, PsyD LP for some answers.
March 01, 2024
[WCCO-TV News, February 27, 2024]   Allina Health pulmonologist Andrew Stiehm, MD helped WCCO-TV answer a viewer question about what happens when food and drink go down the "wrong pipe."
February 27, 2024
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February 27, 2024