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New Miller Creek Medical Clinic Now Open

HERMANTOWN, Minn. -The new Miller Creek Medical Clinic in Hermantown is now open. The clinic opened its doors on December 19th and held their community open house and ribbon cutting ceremony today. St. Luke's officials are hoping the new clinic…

Medical Center Closes While DEA Investigates

CADOTT, Wis. (AP) - A medical center in northwestern Wisconsin is closed indefinitely as federal agents from the Drug Enforcement Administration investigate. The DEA and the Wisconsin Department of Justice executed an administrative inspection warrant at Cadott Medical Center this…

Minnesota House Passes Health Insurance Bill

ST. PAUL, Minn. - Tonight on a vote of 73-54, the Minnesota House passed a bill creating a relief subsidy program aimed to address increasing health insurance premiums in the individual market. Under the plan, policyholders wouldn't see relief until…

Carlton Wellness Center Thriving

CARLTON, Minn. - The Carlton County Wellness Center may have opened in the fall, but the novelty hasn’t worn off on community members as they continually join the program. About…

Rainy-Day Fund May Help Cover Insurance Hikes

ST. PAUL (AP) - Minnesota lawmakers are working to offset massive health insurance premium increases for more than 100,000 residents who buy their own coverage. It's a novel step as other states grapple with rising health insurance costs and uncertainty…

George H.W. Bush and Wife Hospitalized

HOUSTON (AP) - A spokesman for former President George H.W. Bush says Bush has been admitted to the intensive care unit at Houston's Methodist Hospital to address a respiratory problem from pneumonia. Spokesman Jim McGrath says Bush's wife Barbara Bush,…

Wisconsin Republican Senator Circulates Marijuana Extract Bill

MADISON (AP) - State Senator Van Wanggaard is circulating a bill that would make possessing a marijuana extract used to prevent seizures legal, in Wisconsin, with a doctor's certification. Parents of children who suffer from seizures have been pushing for…

Minnesota Extends Subsidized Health Care Coverage

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - Minnesota is the fourth state in the nation to extend subsidized health care coverage to those participating in the Obama administration's deportation reprieve program. The Star Tribune reports that this month the state opened subsidized…

Seasonal Affective Disorder and Blue Monday

SUPERIOR, Wis.-Psychologists have named the third Monday in January as Blue Monday. It's supposedly the gloomiest day of the year based on debt, weather, and the post holiday blues. Seasonal affective disorder…

Health Premium Relief Bill Passed by Senate

ST. PAUL (AP) - Minnesota's Senate has passed a bill providing relief for massive health insurance premium hikes. Thursday's action on a major priority in the 2017 legislative session, doesn't mean the work is over. The House is expected to…

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