Health

Legislature aims to prevent Sanford-Fairview merger with three proposed bills

By Branden Largent and Cody Nelson, The Minnesota Daily

State legislators proposed bills Monday to intervene in the Fairview Health Services merger talks.

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At public hearing, Fairview merger said to be in University's hands

By Alexi Gusso and Branden Largent, The Minnesota Daily

Minnesota Attorney General Lori Swanson gives a brief history of Fairview Health Services and the University of Minnesota Medical Center during a hearing on the potential Fairview merger with South Dakota based Sanford Health Sunday, April 7, 2013, at the State Capitol. (Photo by Emily Dunker)

More than 100 people packed a crowded room at the state Capitol on Sunday for a public discussion over the potential merger between Sanford Health and Fairview Health Services.

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House passes continuing education requirement for community paramedics

By Susan Hegarty, Session Weekly/Session Daily

The House voted 129-1 Thursday to require community paramedics to undergo continuing education.

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OUR STORIES | Vangeline Ortega: "Brother, can you spare a kidney?"

By Vangeline Ortega, TC Daily Planet

Vangeline Ortega tells her story, and asks you to do two things: Sign an organ donation form. And get tested for diabetes — especially if you are a person of color.

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Fighting hospital and Medicare billing battles: "Like bumping your head against the wall"

By Andrea Parrott, TC Daily Planet

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Kathleen Berg understands the value of having good health insurance. “I don’t want something to happen and bankrupt my family,” she said.

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Health reform on right track, but we’re not finished yet

By Andrea Parrott, TC Daily Planet

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Reverend Sarah Campbell’s faith compels her to fight for health reform. “It’s completely unjust,” she said of the current health care system.

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Tackling sexual health issues for bicultural girls

By Raiza Beltran, Bicultural Healthy Living

Growing up as a teen in a small town in Wisconsin, Kaonou Hang was taught that it was inappropriate for a proper Hmong girl to talk about sexual health issues – whether it was about boyfriends and sex, her monthly periods or simply using words for the female anatomy. This just wasn’t done in her culture and therefore relied on her friends’ knowledge to understand the changes that were occurring in her body as she grew into adulthood.

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University groups react to idea of Fairview takeover, Med Student Council will discuss the issue at its next meeting

By Branden Largent, The Minnesota Daily

A possible takeover of Fairview Health Services has some University of Minnesota medical students and physicians concerned.

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COMMUNITY VOICES | Physical, political barriers separate protesters and supporters of Planned Parenthood in St. Paul

By Stephanie Fox, TC Daily Planet

Young women march (Photos by Stephanie Fox)

Friday’s sunny skies and relatively warm temperatures made the annual Planned Parenthood Good Friday Solidarity Day easier for the several hundred people who attended. This was the first time the event, to support abortion rights, birth control and women’s health, was held at the new Planned Parenthood flagship health center in St. Paul.

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North Dakota, abortion, and state vs. individual rights

By Dick Bernard, Outside the Walls

Recently, within a day or two of each other, came two links: one from a present day and lifelong North Dakotan; the other from a born and raised, but many years out-of-state North Dakota native.

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