DECC Expands Covid-19 Test Site Location
DULUTH, Minn. -- As Covid-19 cases continue to rise in the Northland public health officials are seeing a similar trend. "We are about where we were at the beginning of November last year before…
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Northland Health Experts Warn of 'Severe' Flu Season to Come, On Top of Pandemic
DULUTH, Minn.- According to Northland health experts, the outlook for this year's flu season is not good, as they prepare for a one-two punch of the flu and the ongoing COVID-19 surge. "A lot…
Duluth Police Join 'Pink Patch Project' For Breast Cancer Awareness Month
DULUTH, Minn. - For the first time, the Duluth Police Department is joining the Pink Patch Project for Breast Cancer Awareness Month. During the month of October, officers will be wearing commemorative pink patches on…
St. Luke’s Employees Booster Up; Eligible Public Starts Tuesday
DULUTH, Minn.- Pfizer booster shots have begun going into the arms of healthcare workers in the Northland, as eligible members of the public start getting those shots Tuesday. “I think it's really a…
Huntington's Disease Society of America Hosting 'Hope Walk' in Duluth
DULUTH, Minn. - Team Hope is Huntington's Disease Society of America's (HDSA) largest national grassroots fundraising event. Thousands of families, friends, co-workers, neighbors, and communities walk together each year to support HDSA's fight…
Biden Easing Restrictions for Foreign Travel, Requiring Vaccines
WASHINGTON (AP) - The White House says President Joe Biden will ease foreign travel restrictions into the U.S. beginning in November and allow foreign nationals into the country if they have proof of vaccination and a negative COVID-19 test. The…
Pfizer: COVID-19 Vaccine Works in Children Ages 5 to 11
(Associated Press) - Pfizer says its COVID-19 vaccine works for children ages 5 to 11. The vaccine maker said Monday it plans to seek authorization for this age group soon in the U.S., Britain, and Europe. The vaccine made by…
Essentia Health Holds Hiring Event, Looking for New Wave of Healthcare Workers
DULUTH, Minn.-- Essentia Health is looking for the next wave a healthcare workers, and they did so today with a big hiring event at the Miller Hill Mall. In only the first two hours of…
Itasca County Health Officials Concerned as Delta Variant Spreads
ITASCA COUNTY, Minn. - Health officials in Itasca County are looking to get ahead of the spread as the Delta variant of COVID-19 is being passed through community transmission. “We have to get back to…
Essentia Urologist Explains Importance of Screening for Prostate Cancer
DULUTH, Minn. - One in nine men will be diagnosed with prostate cancer in their lifetime. Dr. Nathan Hoffman, a urologist with Essentia Health in Duluth, explains why it's so vital to…
COVID Concerns Forcing Chisholm's K-3rd Graders Back To Distance Learning
CHISHOLM, Minn. – An “increasing” number of COVID cases is forcing some elementary grades in the Chisholm School District to learn from home for at least the next two weeks. The changes are affecting K-3rd graders at Vaughan Steffensrud Elementary…
September is Childhood Cancer Awareness Month
DULUTH, Minn. - Childhood Cancer Awareness Month (CCAM) is recognized every September by childhood cancer organizations around the world. With a goal to increase awareness and raise funds for those affected by childhood cancer,…
Hundreds in Twin Ports Walk to End Alzheimer’s Saturday
DULUTH, Minn.- The Walk to End Alzheimer’s returned to the Twin Ports this weekend, raising awareness and money for research of a cure to end the disease affecting more than 6 million…
Twin Ports 'Walk to End Alzheimer's' Happening Saturday
DULUTH, Minn. - Residents of the Twin Ports are encouraged to join the Walk to End Alzheimer's on Saturday, Sept. 11 along the Lakewalk in Duluth. Check-in begins at 1 p.m. at…
Essentia Radiologist Expresses Importance of Annual Breast Cancer Screening
DULUTH, Minn. - On the heels of Sen. Klobuchar's breast cancer announcement, local oncologists and radiologists are taking time to express the importance of routine mammograms. At Essentia Health in Duluth, numbers are returning…
