Allina News

[KMSP Fox 9, Jan, 3, 2012] Millions of Americans who use ADHD medications to help control their lives are concerned over a drug shortage now that pharmacies are running out. Pharmacists thought the shortage would be over last summer. Instead, they say it’s just getting worse, and it’s affecting everyone. Ann Byre, the director of [...]

[KMSP Fox 9, Jan. 2, 2011] A Twin Cities high school hockey player suffered a neck injury in a game that has severely damaged his spinal cord and left him partially paralyzed. Fox 9 News talked with Dr. Murali Krishnamurthy at Allina’s Sister Kenny Rehabilitation Institute about how such an injury happens and what modern [...]

[KMSP Fox 9, Dec. 30, 2011] Vikings fans are hoping that star running back Adrian will make a full and speedy recovery from knee surgery to repair damage from a season-ending injury on Dec. 24. Orthopedic surgeon Pearce McCarty, with Allina’s Sports and Orthopaedic Specialists, discussed the Peterson surgery on Fox 9 News and his [...]

[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 [...]

[KMSP Fox 9 News, Nov. 1, 2011] A new British study has found that for many, yoga is better at treating lower back pain than other traditional treatments for many people. Dr. Gregory Plotnikoff, at Allina’s Penny George Institute for Health and Healing, says this study proves what he has thought for a long time. [...]

[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 [...]

[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, Oct. 13, 2011] It’s official. Flu has arrived in Minnesota. The state department of health confirmed the first case today. Allina’s lead infection preventionist, Cindy Larson, says this is a bit early for the first flu case to be reported and all the more reason folks should get their flu shots [...]

[KMSP Fox 9, Oct. 6, 2011] A drug that millions of pregnant women took decades ago to prevent miscarriage and complications has put their daughters at higher risk for breast cancer and other health problems that are showing up now, a new federal study finds. Shari Baldinger, a genetic counselor at Allina’s Virginia Piper Cancer [...]

[KMSP Fox9, Oct. 6, 2011] The same group that claimed women don’t need mammograms is now questioning the  efficacy of test that revolutionized the detection and treatment of prostate cancer;  however, Dr. Pete Sershon, who specializes in treating prostate cancer at United Hospital, isn’t buying it. “When a man has a PSA blood test year to [...]

[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 [...]

[KMSP Fox 9, Sept. 11, 2011] Among public safety workers everywhere, the 9-11 attacks left a particular indelible mark in their memories. Allina Medical Transportation president Brian LaCroix and operations supervisor Jeff Lanenberg talked about the lasting changes 9-11 made to emergency medical services and the 9-11 tribute video Allina Medical Transportation produced.