Allina News

[KARE11, Oct. 20, 2011] Use of antidepressant drugs has soared nearly 400% since 1988, making the medication the most frequently used by people ages 18-44, a report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows. Dr. Greg Plotnikoff, at Allina’s Penny George Institute for Health & Healing, says antidepressants are useful, but shouldn’t always [...]

[KARE11, Oct. 5, 2011] Allina’s Abbott Northwestern Hospital and Childrens’ Hospital broke ground this week on a new $50 million Mother Baby Center in Minneapolis adjacent to both hospitals. The new center will bring together needed services under one roof. Watch the story below.

[KARE, Oct. 5, 2011] A new care coordinator position created at Allina’s Piper Breast Center is offering a consistent advocate for patients facing breast cancer. The care coordinator role was created in April of 2010 in hopes of providing more continuity to patients moving through treatment for breast cancer. KARE11 found out what a difference it [...]

[KARE-TV, Sept. 7, 2011] The state-of-the-art BodyGem Resting Metabolism Testing device is now available at Abbott Northwestern Hospital’s LiveWell Fitness Center. The 10 minute test measures your breathing, then calculates your resting metabolic rate. If you would like more information on the test, here is a link to the Allina LiveWell Fitness Center.

[KARE11, Aug. 26, 2011] Colleen Dobie, Allina Medical Clinic certified nurse practitioner, was at the KARE Barn this morning to discuss childhood obesity and how families can make healthy food choices as kids prepare to go back-to-school. Allina clinics provide primary care and specialty services in more than 50 locations throughout Minnesota and western Wisconsin. [...]

[KARE11, Aug. 9, 2011] Since late July, five young football players in Florida, Georgia, Pennsylvania, and South Carolina have died and heat is suspected in their deaths. Those cases have renewed calls for more stringent standards on practices during the summer months. Brent Millikin, an Allina sports medicine specialist and head of the Minnesota Athletic [...]

[KARE11, Aug. 4, 2011] A new University of Washington study says it’s harder to eat a nutritious diet if you’re on a low income as the number of families using food stamps is growing. Alicia Stewart, a clinical dietician with Allina’s United Hospital in St. Paul, toured a local supermarket and talked with KARE11′s Boua [...]

[KARE-TV, July 27, 2011] Minnesota’s colon cancer rates have been decreasing about two percent over the past 10 years, says Tim Sielaff, MD, president of Allina’s Virginia Piper Cancer Institute. However, each year, 2,500 Minnesotans receive the diagnosis, and 750 to 800 people die from it. Recently, Dr. Sielaff talked about colon cancer, screening and treatment on KARE-TV’s [...]

[KARE11, June 21, 2011] For years Carmen Elvir has served as a liaison for medical teams from Minnesota who provide volunteer health care in Honduras. Now Minnesotans at Allina’s Abbott Northwestern Hospital are returning the favor to the Honduran nurse who has a debilitating heart problem. Watch the story below.

[KARE/WCCO/KSTP, June 14, 2011] Allina Hospitals & Clinics recognized its employees who are serving or have served in the military or the reserves on Flag Day at an event at its headquarters. “Hundreds of Allina employees have served our country through military service,” said Ken Paulus, Allina’s president and CEO. “We honor their incredible commitment [...]

[KARE11, June 9, 2011] Allina Hospitals & Clinics employee volunteers were in North Minneapolis today helping fellow employees and their neighbors hurt by the recent tornado. Watch the story below.

[KARE11, April 20, 2011] Whether you’re sporting spiked Monolo Blahniks or your favorite pair of worn-in tennis shoes, it’s always important to keep your feet happy and healthy. Dr. Lisa Wasserman with Allina’s Sports and Orthopaedic Specialists joined KARE 11 Sunrise to help sort out the latest “flats versus heels” dilemma. Watch the interview below.