Allina News

[KSTP TV, May 16, 2012] Counties around the Twin Cities metro are reporting high numbers of pertussis, what many of us know as whooping cough. Allina Medical Clinic – Ramsey pediatrician Eric Barth, MD, says one of the key reasons is that a growing number of parents are not getting their children immunized. Watch the [...]

[KSTP-TV, April 29, 2012] Drumming, belly-dancing, gardening and eating healthy are all good for you and more fun if you do it with your neighbors. That was the point of the Allina Health Neighborhood Health Connection that launched Sunday at the Minneapolis Farmers Market. KSTP-TV News caught it all on video.

[KSTP-TV, April 12, 2012] It’s art that does more than please the eye: it heals. Thursday is opening night for the 49th Annual International Art Show for Artists with Disabilities, put on by the Sister Kenny Rehabilitation Institute in Minneapolis. It features work by artists from across the globe with a wide range of disabilities.  Everything [...]

[KSTP-TV, April 2, 2012] Minnesota high school baseball has adopted new rules requiring bats that reduce the speed of the ball coming off the bat. Orthopedic surgeon Pearce McCarty, at Allina’s Sport and Orthopaedic Specialists, says the goal is to reduce the number and severity of injuries for fielders. Watch the KSTP-TV News report here.

[KSTP-TV, March 30, 2012] Warm temperatures may be tempting some to wander into area lakes and rivers. But emergency room physician Rudi Alvey at Allina’s United Hospital in St. Paul warns that may not be a very safe idea.

[KSTP-TV, Feb. 29, 2012] What if you only got to celebrate your birthday once every four years. Todd Johnson, Jr. was born at Allina’s United Hospital on Leap Day and he may find out. Watch more below.

[KSTP-TV, Feb 16, 2012] Researchers at Dartmouth College found that some brands of baby formula and energy bars contain arsenic. KSTP-TV talked with Allina dietician Susan Lundy about the potential dangers. Watch the full story here.

[KMSP Fox 9, Feb. 7, 2012] Norovirus infections recently forced two cruise ships to return to port early in south Florida after hundreds of people were sickened by the vicious gastrointestinal illness, but that isn’t the only industry seeing infections. The virus has also showing up in Minnesota. Norovirus symptoms mimic those of food poisoning, [...]

[KSTP TV, Feb. 7, 2012] The Centers for Disease Control says nine out of 10 adult Americans get too much salt in their diet, and from surprising sources. Minneapolis Heart Institute Foundation registered dietician Laura Perdue talked with KSTP News about how to manage your salt intake. Watch the interview here.

[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 [...]

[KSTP-TV, Jan. 26, 2012] We all know beating cancer can be a long and difficult challenge, and now one Minnesota hospital has a new way to recognize the fight. Cambridge Medical Center in Isanti County unveiled its bell of hope. It’s rung in celebration after a person completes chemotherapy treatment. The bell was paid for [...]

[KSTP-TV, Dec. 10, 2011] Across the metro and greater Minnesota, thousands of kids from families in need received free bikes Saturday. The nonprofit Free Bikes 4 Kidz, with the help of hundreds of Allina Hospitals & Clinics employee volunteers, collected donated used bikes in October, refurbished them in November and delivered them Saturday. One of [...]