Allina News

[KSTP-TV, March 3, 2010] There is a debate in the medical community over whether children should be given antibiotics if they get an ear infection. There is some concern it can do more harm than good.
Dr. Eric Barth, a pediatrician with Allina Medical Clinic in Ramsey, spoke to Megan Newquist about the controversy. Watch the [...]

[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 kstp.com.

[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.

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Allina Medical Clinic’s Dr. Scott Koehler on [...]

[Northfield News, Feb. 9, 2010] Dr. Scott Koehler loves his job as a sports medicine specialist at Allina Medical Clinic in Northfield. He also realizes if he’s busy, that means somebody is hurt.
For the second time in his medical career, Koehler is taking his talents to the biggest stage in the world. He applied for [...]

[KMSP-TV, Feb. 9, 2010] A decade ago, the government’s healthy people program targeted 2010 to reduce children obesity to just five percent. The number is staggering. Now, 32 percent of our kids are obese. Some believe that puts children on track to die at a younger age than their parents.
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[Allina Newsroom, Feb. 9, 2010] First lady Michelle Obama today launched “Let’s Move,” aimed at conquering childhood obesity within a generation. Allina Medical Clinic-Ramsey pediatrician Dr. Eric Barth was interviewed this afternoon by KMSP Fox 9 for a report on childhood obesity set to air tonight during the 9 p.m. newscast.
If you miss the live [...]

[KSTP-TV, Feb. 3, 2010] A new report from the Minnesota Department of Health says the number of new HIV cases rose 13 percent in 2009, climbing to a 17-year high. HIV is an infection that causes acquired immunodeficiency syndrome, or AIDS.
Doctor Frank Rhame from the Allina Medical Clinic-The Doctors Uptown talked with 5 EYEWITNESS NEWS [...]

[Pioneer Press, Feb. 3, 2010] A group of Twin Cities emergency physicians plans to open a standalone emergency treatment center in Woodbury—hoping to provide faster, cheaper care than the Woodwinds hospital ER a mile away. The group practice has been planning a standalone treatment center for three years, but targeted the east metro suburb after [...]

[KARE11, Feb. 1, 2010] A Northfield doctor will bring his sports medicine expertise to the 2010 Olympics beginning Wednesday in Vancouver. Scott Koehler, M.D., a sports medicine physician at Allina Medical Clinic-Northfield, volunteered to serve at the Athletes’ Village, caring for competitors from all countries.
Dr. Koehler is the team physician for both Carleton and Saint Olaf [...]

[Eden Prairie News, Jan. 29, 2010] More couples are turning to natural family planning as a way to achieve or postpone a pregnancy. Whether for religious, health or environmental reasons, these couples are shying away from contraceptives and having the family they always wanted.
Dr. Frani Knowles, a family medical physician at New Ulm Medical Center, [...]

[MinnPost, Jan. 29, 2010] Earlier this week, the Minnesota Department of Health announced that the number of people with newly diagnosed HIV in 2009 had increased by 13 percent, marking a 17-year high. The increase was driven primarily by an uptick in the number of cases involving males 15 to 24 years old, 88 percent [...]

[The Pine City Pioneer; Kanabec County Times, Jan. 20, 2010] Randy Ulseth, chief executive officer of Kanabec Hospital in Mora, Minnesota, discusses starting negotiations with Allina Medical Clinic which could result in Kanabec Hospital purchasing the Allina Medical Clinic locations in Pine City, Mora and Hinckley.
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[WCCO Radio, Jan. 27, 2010] Dr. Scott Koehler is heading to the Vancouver Winter Olympics in a few days, not as an athlete, but to take care of the athletes.
Dr. Koehler, a sports medicine physician with Allina Medical Clinic-Northfield, has been working with elite world-class athletes for more than ten years, and he will be [...]

[Start Tribune, Jan. 24, 2010] Most Minnesotans can probably relate to the winter morning thought, “I don’t want to get up; I just want to stay snuggled in my warm, cozy bed!” But for people with seasonal affective disorder (SAD), getting out of bed — and all the routines and responsibilities that follow — can [...]

[Minnesota Public Radio - Midmorning, Dec. 24, 2009] The light is gradually returning, but not fast enough for those who suffer from seasonal affective disorder. Midmorning talks to Allina Medical Clinic psychologist Dr. Alan Steed about what separates SAD from other forms of depression, and what researchers are learning about the most effective treatments. [...]

[Northfield News, Dec. 22, 2009] Local health care providers are opening their H1N1 vaccine supplies to the general population following new recommendations from the state.
Northfield’s Allina Medical Clinic will offer the vaccine to the public, Clinic Manager Barb Barlau said, as will the Northfield Hospital and Clinics, said spokesman Scott Richardson on [...]

[Northfield News, Dec. 18, 2009] Local health officials said a recalled batch of H1N1 vaccinations for children was not distributed in Northfield. The 800,000 pediatric immunization doses recalled by manufacturer Sanofi Pasteur were found through testing to lose potency in storage, but were not distributed to the Northfield Hospital and Clinics or Allina Medical Clinic [...]

[Star Tribune, Dec. 15, 2009] A developer has proposed a rental housing and retail project for the stalled Ramsey Town Center. Another upcoming Town Center project is a medical clinic to be built by Allina Hospitals and Clinics. Allina plans to break ground next spring on the 23,000-square-foot clinic, which will replace a smaller [...]

[KMSP-TV, Dec. 1, 2009] For many this time of year can be festive and heart warming, but for some it can be downright lonely. According to a new study, loneliness spreads across time through behavior. It is like a person infecting you with their negative attitude or energy.
Allina Psychologist Alan Steed says the loneliness study [...]

[Minnesota Public Radio, Nov. 20, 2009] New guidelines recommending against yearly mammograms for women between the ages of 40 and 49 are creating confusion and anxiety among women, and stirring anger in the medical community.
While some say the new guidelines are a welcome change, many doctors say they will continue to recommend yearly screening for [...]

[Minnesota Public Radio, Nov. 17, 2009] Most Minnesota counties now have enough doses to begin offering very limited public vaccination clinics targeting kids age nine and younger. For most parents, these will be the first openly publicized H1N1 clinics since supplies of the vaccine started trickling in to the state more than a month ago.
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[The Annandale Advocate, Nov. 17, 2009] The long awaited H1N1 vaccine has arrived in Minnesota’s Wright County clinics, but it’s not available to everyone.
All Allina clinics, including Annandale, have a limited supply of H1N1 vaccine for pregnant women, children 6 months through 4 years, and people ages 5 to 18 who have compromised conditions, said [...]

[Star Tribune, Nov. 6, 2009] For parents of children who have received their first H1N1 shots, the frustrations may not be over. Clinics are warning they may not have enough vaccine on hand to give booster shots exactly on schedule — 28 days after the first dose.
Federal officials have said children 9 and younger need [...]

[Wall Street Journal, Oct. 28, 2009] Every month, doctors from the 14 clinics of HealthEast Care System around St. Paul get together to talk about their work. They focus on specific measures for each physician’s patient group, such as blood-sugar and cholesterol numbers for people with diabetes. Then the doctors ask themselves how they—and their [...]

[Channel 12 News, Brooklyn Park, Oct. 16, 2009] State health officials say those who are healthy and hoping to avoid getting the H1N1 flu by getting a vaccination will have to wait at least another month before there is enough vaccine for the general public.
At the local Allina Medical Clinic in Brooklyn Park, Dr. Bruce Young said [...]