Health
Ramsey County sued for failing to treat inmate's TB
A former inmate at the Ramsey County Workhouse is suing the county and the workhouse medical staff for failing to treat his tuberculosis. After Marchello McCaster was eventually admitted to Regions Hospital and diagnosed with TB, Ramsey County health officials found dozens of fellow inmates and employees who also tested positive for TB. KFAI's Robert O'Connor reports.
Minnesota slides in health rankings, headed for worse
The America's Health Rankings report from the United Health Foundation was just released, and they found that Minnesota, once a leader in health care, is now 6th in the country.MORE »
International Health Volunteers set up shop in Minnesota
After working toward sustainable healthcare since 1979, board members at the Minnesota International Health Volunteers (MIHV) decided in 2000 to open shop in Minnesota. With more than 200 volunteers in eight different countries MIHV has run immunization campaigns, and helped build community gardens, water and sanitation projects in countries like Thailand, Nicaragua and Tanzania. MORE »
CREW requests House investigation of Bachmann rally
Rep. Michele Bachmann's (R-MN) continued ethical lapses are getting noticed. Bachmann had used her House website to promote her rally against healthcare reform. Now Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW) want an investigation into this lapse:MORE »
NEWS DAY | Still above average, but slipping
A few years ago, Minnesota was the healthiest state in the nation – now we’re down to number 6, and falling, reports the Star Tribune. Vermont, Utah, Massachusetts, Hawaii, and New Hampshire have passed us up. We were number one from 2002-2006.MORE »
NEWS DAY | Want flu shot info? MDH won't tell you
More H1N1 vaccine has been shipped to Minnesota, but the news has been kept quiet by the Minnesota Health Department, reports MPR:MORE »
U of M removing toxic waste from family student housing site
The University of Minnesota has quickly, if quietly, begun to address threats posed by a toxic waste dump it discovered under student family housing in Southeast Minneapolis. The university found the toxins under three buildings on a four-city-block residential complex last year.MORE »
Will Pawlenty's health care "solution" create problems?
We recently learned that after ending health insurance for 30,000 of the poorest Minnesotans on a program called General Assistance Medical Care (GAMC), Governor Pawlenty plans to shift most of these individuals to MinnesotaCare.MORE »
NEWS DAY | What's with mammograms?
What's with mammograms? A new government study says women under 50 don't need mammograms, but the American Cancer Society says they do. Why the different recommendations?
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Pattern of hateful signs at Bachmann rallies
At Rep. Michele Bachmann's (R-MN) rally against healthcare reform last week, a participant held up a sign equating healthcare reform with the Holocaust.MORE »
