Allina News

[WCCO-TV, November 9, 2011] Breast cancer is a devastating diagnosis that comes with a long list of big decisions. Some women often opt for reconstruction surgery. But some blame one popular procedure for making matters even worse. A TRAM Flap procedure is similar to a tummy tuck, transferring tissue from the abdomen to the chest [...]

[WCCO-TV, November 5, 2011] One in every 100,000 breast cancer patients is a man. It’s very rare, but it’s something many men don’t talk about or even ask their doctors about. Bill Riegert is just glad his wife’s persistence made him ask his doctor about it.  Surgeon John O’Leary, MD, of Piper Breast Center at [...]

[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 [...]

[WCCO-TV, May 31, 2011] There are renewed questions being raised about the effects that constant cell phone usage might have on human health. The World Health Organization, for the first time, is hinting at a possible cancer risk. But how great a risk? Good question—one that WCCO’s Jason DeRusha posed to Dr. John Trusheim of [...]

[WCCO-TV, May 25, 2011] Thirty percent of Americans have high blood pressure. Usually it’s a worry for older adults. But now there is reason to believe it’s a growing threat for young people. The University of North Carolina looked at data on more than 14,000 people, men and women, from ages 24 to 42 and [...]

[WCCO-TV, May 2, 2011] WCCO-TV anchorman Frank Vascellaro had an arthritic hip resurfaced on April 1 at Abbott Northwestern Hospital in Minneapolis, Minn. Back at work now, he tells his story of his surgery by orthopedist Scott Anseth, MD, and recovery at Abbott Northwestern’s Joint Replacement Center. Watch the story below.

[WCCO-TV, March 15, 2011] Four identical twins from Buffalo, Minnesota are now starring in a documentary-style reality show about their life.  They are one of 63 sets of identical quadruplets in the world. Clearly rare. But what are the odds of having a multiple birth? “Naturally quadruplet births occur only in 1 per 500,000 births, [...]

[WCCO-TV, March 10, 2011] A Minnesota man picked the worst place to crash his bike but the absolute best time to do it. Gary Werning was riding in a prestigious cycling race on top of a Colorado mountain, but quickly the race on the course turned into a race to save Werning’s life. Werning was [...]

[WCCO-TV, March 2, 2011] For two well-known Minneapolis Star Tribune photographers, a picture is worth so much more than a thousand words. Liz Flores and David Joles, of Minneapolis, say it’s the only way to measure their love for their daughter during a time they found themselves in their toughest assignment yet. Their daughter, Gracie Joles, [...]

[WCCO-TV, Feb. 9, 2011] As Valentine’s Day approaches it may be good to have your heart all aflutter. But, for up to three million Americans, it is a daily occurrence and that is not a good thing. They have the most common heart rhythm problem: atrial fibrillation. Dr. William Katsiyiannis, a cardiologist at the Minneapolis [...]

[WCCO-TV, Jan. 13, 2011] The U.S. Department of Agriculture is raising nutrition standards for the first time in more than a decade in hopes of getting kids to eat healthier, cutting down on the amount of starchy vegetables, things like potatoes, corn and peas, and counting calories, too. “It’s age appropriate so when they’re smaller, [...]

[WCCO-TV, Dec. 6, 2010] The number of heart attacks in New Ulm, Minnesota has dropped by 24 percent since the Heart of New Ulm Project started last year. However, project coordinators don’t take all the credit for that decrease. Businesses like J&R Schugel Trucking are teaming up with the Heart of New Ulm, a program [...]