Allina News

[Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal, Aug. 27, 2010] Twin Cities health providers are turning to remote video language interpreting as a way to better meet the needs of a growing number of immigrant patients. “Typically, when we have a scheduled patient arrival, there will be an in-person interpreter. But with the [emergency department], it could be [...]

[WHYY Radio, August 27, 2010] The death of a standout Philadelphia high school basketball player has renewed the debate about how to detect heart trouble in competitive athletes. In an interview about this issue, a pediatric cardiologist cites Barry Maron, MD, Minneapolis Heart Institute® at Abbott Northwestern Hospital. Maron leads a national registry that tracks [...]

[KMSP Fox 9 News, Aug. 25, 2010] Allergy sufferers are looking for any kind of relief they can get as they are getting hit hard by an early fall allergy season. Allina Medical Clinic Allergist Dr. Pramod Kelkar explains the cause and cautions about treatment options. Watch the story below and see more at myfoxtwincities.com.

[Ster Tribune, Aug. 24, 2010] University of Minnesota researchers say they have found a potential new treatment for HIV, using a mixture of two anti-cancer drugs that are already on the market. Researcher Louis Mansky said the two-drug combination killed off the HIV cells quickly, sometimes in a matter of hours, in the lab experiments. [...]

[Star Tribune, August 18, 2010] Laurie Aguirre, a Health Unit Coordinator at United Hospital in St. Paul, talks about her work. Read the interview online at startribune.com.

[KSTP-TV, August 18, 2010] With your kids heading back to school, do you know what they are eating when they are not at home? KSTP’s Megan Newquist chatted with Dr. Melissa Reinhardt from the Allina Medical Clinic in Farmington about some healthy food options for your kids at school. Watch the interview below or at [...]

[KARE11, August 17, 2010] A Minnesota-based program that aims to improve child and family health is getting national attention for its effectiveness. Johns Hopkins Hospital is among the organizations that have recognized the Allina Hospitals & Clinics’ Power by the Hour program as a promising way to promote a healthy lifestyle. “The goal was to [...]

[Star Tribune, August 17, 2010] Combine the socializing of a Tupperware party with cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) training and you’ve got a “save-a-life” party. Save-a-life parties are designed to teach people to react quickly in emergencies, and, in particular, how to use CPR. Save-a-life parties are more relaxed than CPR certification courses, which go for four [...]

[Herald Journal, August 16, 2010] “Sudden cardiac arrest (SCA) affects 300,000 people each year, and the chances of survival are dismal,” according to Charles Lick, MD, emergency medical director for Allina Medical Transportation and Buffalo Hospital’s Emergency Department. Unless victims are provided with adequate aid in a timely fashion—ideally CPR and a shock from an [...]

[Allina Newsroom, August 16, 2010] Allina Medical Clinic – Northfield now offers new ways to interact online with your doctor. Instead of taking time out of your busy schdule to go to the clinic, you can log onto MyChart for e-visits and medical messaging. Read the full story on allina.com.

[Allina Newsroom, Aug 9, 2010] Anneliese Barnes of Albertville, Minnesota, gave birth to the first baby on opening day at Buffalo Hospital’s new Birth Center. Baby boy Pierre Barnes was born August 2 at 4:32 p.m. Labor and delivery went smoothly for mom and baby who weighed eight pounds and four ounces, said Birth Center [...]

[Anoka County Union, Aug. 4, 2010] Ground was broken Aug. 3 for the new 25,000 square-foot Allina Clinic by Allina Hospital and Clinics and city of Ramsey dignitaries. The new one-story clinic will feature more space, a physical therapy area and a design that allows natural light into most areas. The projected is expected to [...]