Archives for May 2015

[WCCO-AM, May 28, 2015]   The family of a 15-year-old Bemidji boy who died last weekend after being hit by a baseball says an aneurysm may have caused his death. The boy was pitching when he was struck by a line drive.
May 29, 2015
[KARE-TV, May 29, 2015]   Clinical trials of a new treatment for the deadliest form of skin cancer are underway in the Twin Cities. "What is different about it is that it is a virus that kills cancer," explained Dr. Thomas Amatruda , Minnesota Oncology, who is one of the key researchers.
May 29, 2015
[WCCO-TV, May 27, 2015]   On a warm day like today, some ice cream sounds like a good idea. But eat it too fast and you could get that cold headache -- brain freeze.
May 27, 2015
[KMSP Fox 9, May 26, 2015]   He wasn't supposed to walk for a year, much less survive, but a little over a month after suffering a stroke, a University of Minnesota-Duluth student is making a miraculous recovery at the United Hospital Stroke Center in St. Paul.
May 26, 2015
[Twelve TV, May 26, 2015]   Visit any place that sells electronic gadgets or your phone's app store, and you're bound to find fitness trackers. They are aimed to help people reach their fitness goals.
May 26, 2015
[KMSP Fox 9, May 26, 2015]   A quick two minute test that can be administered on the sidelines may give an indication if a young athlete has suffered a concussion and should be taken out of the game. Sports medicine specialist Dr. Jamie Peters , at Allina Health 's Sports & Orthopaedics Specialsts talked with Fox 9 News about the test and concussion dangers for young athletes.
May 26, 2015
[KSTP TV, May 22, 2015]   The Food and Drug Administration is analyzing first-of-its-kind data on a new miniature pacemaker that can get you moving in just a couple of days. Seventeen out of the 140 patients worldwide who received the special pacemaker inserted are right here in the Twin Cities.
May 22, 2015
[Owatonna People's Press, May 19, 2015]   It was a year of firsts for the Owatonna Hospital Auxiliary ’s fourth annual Festival of Tables fundraiser Tuesday afternoon. And one of the most noticeable firsts involved four John Deere tractors sitting outside the doors of the Owatonna Country Club.
May 19, 2015
[WDAY-TV, May 18, 2015]   In kindergarten Zach Knuckey remembers telling his teacher, that when he grew up - he was going to be a fishing guide. At age 24 his dream was starting to come true.
May 18, 2015
[Star Tribune, May 17, 2015]   The paperwork stacks up slowly but steadily. Some months, the pile of appeals from insurance companies denying coverage of a medical implant for severe acid reflux is more than a foot high in Minneapolis surgeon Dr. Dan Dunn’s office.
May 17, 2015