Allina News

[Star Tribune, Feb. 26, 2010] “I’m celebrating a birthday today for my friend Genard Lane. Actually, we’re toasting his heart, which has reached the ripe old age of 45. And what a heart it is.” The story began in 1986, when Genard was 47 and his own diseased heart was failing. Things looked so bleak [...]

[Allina Newsroom, Feb. 25, 2010] N. Marcus Thygeson, M.D., has been named President of the Center for Health Care Innovation at Allina Hospitals & Clinics. Launched in June, 2008, the Center for Health Care Innovation at Allina supports the organization’s research activities by incubating new ideas and accelerating the adoption of evidence-based practices that support [...]

[WCCO-TV, Feb. 24, 2010] Surviving one heart attack is a pretty exciting thing, but five of them? Former vice-president Dick Cheney is now out of the hospital after having his fourth attack in 32 years. So is Dick Cheney a superman or have doctors just gotten that good at treating heart attacks? “There are heart [...]

[WCCO Radio, Feb. 25, 2010] More than a month after the devastating Haiti earthquake, relief workers are still just reaching people in need in rural areas. Allina’s Dr. Scott Tongen, a hospitalist at United Hospital, is one of the volunteer physicians in Haiti. He spoke live from Haiti with WCCO’s Telly Mamayak and Adam Carter [...]

[Star Tribune, Feb. 22, 2010] Last summer, Steven Erickson was in such sad shape he could barely make it out to his vegetable garden without huffing and puffing. To combat frequent chest pain, he was popping about 100 nitroglycerin pills every three days or so. The conundrum facing Erickson’s doctor and many others — finding [...]

[Minneapolis, Feb. 22, 2010] Everyday choices such as what you eat and whether you exercise directly influence your physiology, brain chemistry and mood, making stress seem insurmountable to some and manageable to others. Adequate downtime, along with simple choices about food, sleep and exercise directly influence your physiology, brain chemistry, mood and ability to cope [...]

[KSTP-TV, Feb. 18, 2010] Before Shirley Billingmeyer underwent her final round of chemotherapy at Abbott Northwestern Hospital her daughter spent time brushing her mother’s hair. Even after six rounds of treatment, Billingmeyer retained the hair on her scalp, a fact she attributes to experimental headwear. “My hair is all there. It definitely works,” Billingmeyer said. [...]

[KSTP-TV, Feb. 17, 2010] Studies have shown patients with diabetes have a greater risk of suffering from depression. Sometimes it’s a challenge to correctly diagnose depression for people with diabetes. Dr. Alan Steed, a psychologist with Allina Medical Clinic, talked about the issue with KSPT-TV’s Megan Newquist. Watch the interview below and see more at [...]

[WCCO Radio, Feb. 18, 2010] After two weeks in Vancouver caring for Olympic athletes in the Olympic Village clinic, Allina Medical Clinic-Northfield physician Scott Koehler, MD,  is home. He was interviewed on his experience at the Olympics on the WCCO Radio News Hour today. Listen to the interview below. Allina Medical Clinic’s Dr. Scott Koehler on the Olympics [...]

[New Ulm Journal, Feb. 18, 2010] Brown county received a mix of good and bad news Wednesday when a health rankings study was released by the University of Wisconsin’s Population Health Institute and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. Each county was ranked within its state on how healthy people are and how long they live. [...]

[Fox 9 News, Feb. 11, 2010]  When former president Bill Clinton was hospitalized recently in New York, cardiologist Wes Pedersen, M.D., an interventional cardiologist at the Minneapolis Heart Institute at Abbott Northwestern Hospital talked to local reporters about the kind of procedure he underwent. See one story here on myfoxtwincities.com.

[Finance & Commerce, Feb. 15, 2010] Go Home Gorgeous is growing and expects to keep on expanding. The Edina-based provider of luxury massages and other post-partum relief for new mothers has added its in-hospital services this month at United Hospital in St. Paul. Go Home Gorgeous founder and owner Rachel Swardson expects several other hospitals [...]