DULUTH, Minn. - Blood donations continue to be critically low during the pandemic. Donations are typically low in the winter, but as fewer people are choosing not to give blood during the pandemic the supply…
DULUTH, Minn. - St. Luke's in Duluth is now offering an emergency use COVID-19 antibody treatment that medical experts say has been proven to reduce the length of hospitalizations. The monoclonal antibody…
DULUTH/PROCTOR, Minn.- While Gov. Tim Walz announced Monday the state will open up vaccines to the elderly, education and child care workers in the coming weeks, Northland school leaders said they feel disheartened…
DOUGLAS COUNTY, Wis. - The National Guard and Wisconsin health officials are teaming up… to test a program that offers mobile vaccination clinics across the state. National Guard members and pharmacy volunteers will be deployed,…
SUPERIOR, Wis. - The Superior School board recently approved a pay increase for school nurses in an effort to attract more to work in Superior schools. School nurses have been in high demand for the…
DULUTH, Minn. -- A Facebook group called "Duluth Does Veganuary!" is challenging Northlanders to try giving up meat and dairy for the month of January. The group, now in its second year, has more than…
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Minnesota health officials are confirming 1,364 new cases of COVID-19 and 40 additional deaths due to complications from the virus. The COVID Tracking Project reports that the state’s death count is the 22nd highest in the country…
DULUTH, Minn. - A national survey conducted by a student at the University of Minnesota Medical School in Duluth is being used to help further pinpoint areas of healthcare that may be lacking for…
DULUTH, Minn. - Clinical trials for Phase 3 of the Novavax COVID-19 vaccine are starting soon. The University of Minnesota Medical School is one of a hundred institutions participating in the study. Medical researchers say…
DULUTH, Minn. - Needle phobia can be very common among many people, but this fear is bringing up concerns as those individuals may choose not to take the COVID-19 vaccine. Health experts say identifying…
MINNESOTA- The Minnesota Department of Health has launched an online dashboard, to stay up to date on the state's vaccination rollout. The website shows more than 144,000 people have received at least one…
CARLTON COUNTY, Minn. - The COVID-19 vaccine has been going into arms around the Northland for a few weeks now. Over in Carlton County, public health officials are being spread thin while trying to get…
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Minnesota health officials have confirmed five cases of a more contagious variant of the coronavirus in the Twin Cities area. The variant, which was first detected late last year in the United Kingdom, was identified in specimens…
DULUTH, Minn. - Patients of St. Luke's Hospital can now get a rapid COVID-19 antigen test that can return same-day results. The testing is available for patients of the respiratory clinic in Hermantown or those…
GRAND RAPIDS, Minn. - The first COVID-19 briefing of 2021 comes with uplifting news from Itasca County. The county's public health officials are reporting a steady decrease in cases throughout December. Over the past…
