Allina News

[KSTP-TV, Feb. 1, 2012] A manufacturing mix-up by Pfizer Inc., the world’s largest drug maker, led to some packets being distributed with the pills out of order. That means a patient could have unknowingly skipped a dose and raised her risk of an accidental pregnancy. Allina Medical Clinic – Woodlake (Richfield) OB/GYN Dr. Meredith Kasbohm [...]

[The Patch, Jan. 31, 2012] Have you ever had an ailment that just wouldn’t go away, despite your doctor’s best care? At Allina Medical Clinic – Northfield—as elsewhere—it’s become increasingly common for such patients to be referred to an acupuncturist, which is often their first venture into the widening world of alternative/complementary medicine. Read the full [...]

[Star Tribune, Jan. 3, 2012] Twins Beckett and Freya Humenny will grow up together, but they will never share a birthday — or even a birth year. Beckett was born at 6:40 p.m. on New Year’s Eve 2011. His sister, Freya, was born six hours later, at 12:26 a.m. on Jan. 1, 2012. Allina Medical [...]

[KMSP Fox 9, Nov.11, 2011] New recommendations supported by the American Academy of Pediatrics say all children between the ages of nine and 11 should be screened for high cholesterol, and again in their late teens. Allina Medical Clinic – Woodlake pediatrician Dr. Anne Valaas-Turner says the new recommendation reflect growing evidence that conditions that [...]

[Star Tribune, Nov. 3, 2011] An unusual partnership in the northwestern suburbs of the Twin Cities is claiming early progress toward the Holy Grail of health care reform: better treatments, lower costs and more satisfied patients. In its first year, the joint effort between rival health systems Allina Hospitals & Clinics and HealthPartners was able [...]

[Star Tribune, Oct. 30, 2011] Three years ago, fewer than 10 percent of the nation’s doctors used electronic prescriptions. Today, about 52 percent have tossed aside their prescription pads and are reaching for the computer keyboard instead. Nearly all of these e-prescriptions are transmitted from doctor to pharmacy across a secure network that is fueled [...]

[Minnesota Public Radio, Oct. 27, 2011] A partnership between two rivals offers a glimpse of the future under a cornerstone of the federal health care overhaul. Allina Hospitals & Clinics and HealthPartners together tested strategies to improve care and reduce health costs for some 27,000 patients in the northwest metro area. Listen to the full [...]

[KMSP Fox 9 News, Oct. 27, 2011] A new study says mobile devices have become mini-pacifiers/babysitters for many wee ones: 52 percent of all children 8 and younger have access to mobile devices at home like a smartphone, video iPod, iPad or other tablet. Allina Medical Clinic – Coon Rapids pediatrician Dr. Jennifer Keis was [...]

[Minnesota Public Radio, Oct. 26, 2011] A day after a new study revealed that flu vaccines are not as effective as once thought, doctors report that their patients are asking questions about the findings. Still, it doesn’t appear that the downgrade in the vaccine’s effectiveness is altering many patients decision to get immunized against flu. [...]

[Isanti County News, Oct. 26, 2011] A new housing facility to assist homeless individuals and families in the Pine City area is one step closer to becoming a reality. On Wednesday, Oct. 12, the Board of Directors for ‘A Place for You’ homeless shelter received the deed and keys to the former Allina Medical Clinic-Pine [...]

[KMSP Fox 9, Oct. 25, 2011] A vaccine that was touted as a tool to help young girls guard against cervical cancer is now being recommended for boys as well to help combat the spread and effects of a sexually-transmitted disease called HPV. Allina Medical Clinic STD expert, Dr. Frank Rhame, says the recommendation by [...]

[KMSP Fox 9 News, Sept. 27, 2011] An Edina police report from July details an encounter with Interstate 394 shooting victim Katherine Gordon, who said “the spirit of the devil” told her to come to police and ask to be locked up. Gordon was shot and killed by a police officer on I-394 last Thursday [...]