Expo Opens for Grandma’s Runners
The tents have gone up for Grandma's Marathon and now the 20th annual Essentia Health and Fitness Expo has kicked off.
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Running Tips For Race Day
Runners are arriving and race day preparation is they key to success on the big day.Â
Runners Advised to Pick Up Race Packets Early
About 18,000 runners from nearly 50 countries will take part in Grandma's Marathon this weekend which will bring in lots of fun and energy along with traffic and crowds.
Essentia Health Takes on Deadly Sepsis
Skyrocketing cases of sepsis in hospitals across the country have prompted Essentia Health to put new protocols in place and employ its electronic medical record to watch for early signs of the potentially deadly condition.
Police: Hospital Bed Set on Fire in Escape from Locked Unit
Police say a patient in a locked unit at a central Minnesota hospital made a brief escape after setting a bed on fire.
FDA to Phase Out Trans-Fat From Food
The Food and Drug Administration is cracking down on artificial trans-fats calling them a threat to public health.
New Mobile Crisis Unit Offers Mental Health Services
Every year one in five adults in the United States will experience some type of mental illness, that’s according to the National Alliance on Mental Health
Community Play Sets Goal of Changing Minority Healthcare
Community members involved in the Duluth Health and Wellness Table are working on a theatrical production to be used as healthcare training.Â
U.S. Hospitals Prepare for MERS Virus
A potentially deadly virus could be headed to the United States.
Rescue Divas Aims to Recruit Girls for EMS
It’s a national trend: more men than women working in emergency medical services.
Is Your Zip Code Killing You?
While your medical history is important studies show that your zip code could also play an important factor in your health.
Color Run Supports a Local Cause
A unique event was held Saturday involving food coloring and cornstarch.
Man, 20, dies after finishing half-marathon in Milwaukee
The Milwaukee County medical examiner's office says a 20-year-old Greenfield man has collapsed and died after finishing a half-marathon in Milwaukee.
Life House Opens News Transitional Housing Program
Life House is putting the finishing touches on a new transitional housing program, called Solhouse, for teens who have been sexually exploited or sex trafficked.
Grandma's Marathon: A Family Affair
They say families who run together, stick together. And one of the best examples of this may be right here in Duluth. The sea of runners. this grandma's half marathon, will include a family three generations strong.
