Local YMCA Branches Welcome Community For Free This Week
DULUTH, Minn. -- As students are going back to school, the Duluth Area Family YMCA is also welcoming the community back. It is Welcome Week at the Y which means people can use all of…
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Memory Screens Can Help Detect Dementia or Alzheimer's Early
SUPERIOR, Wis. -- Wisconsin has around 120,000 people living with dementia, reported by the Wisconsin Department of Health Services. This number is suspected to double by 2040. But memory screens can offer some relief for…
Pets Can Help Reduce Stress, Make Positive Impact On Mental Health
SUPERIOR, Wis. -- Mental health issues like depression and anxiety are becoming more common among Americans under 30. The American Psychiatric Association says symptoms include loneliness and lack of motivation. One way to help with…
Klobuchar Continues to Push for Lower Prescription Costs
DULUTH, Minn. -- Minnesota Senator Amy Klobuchar was one of the Senators pushing the bill which allows the government to negotiate with drug companies on the prices the 50 million Medicare patients in…
Orofacial Myofunctional Therapy Can Help Ease Restless Nights
DULUTH, Minn. -- If you have problems with snoring, mouth breathing, teeth grinding, sleep apnea, or speech disorders it may stem from your tongue being in the wrong position of your mouth. Hygienists…
FDA Approves RSV Vaccine For Moms-To-Be To Guard Their Newborns
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. regulators on Monday approved the first RSV vaccine for pregnant women so their babies will be born with protection against the scary respiratory infection. RSV is notorious for filling hospitals with wheezing babies every fall and…
Local Woman Practices Alternative Forms of Medicine
DULUTH, Minn. -- Most healthcare systems utilize western (conventional) medicine with pharmaceutical drugs, radiation and surgery treatments. However, holistic medicine, which takes a more natural, whole-body approach is gaining recent momentum, according to the National Institutes of Health. A local…
Funding and Planning Aimed at Rural Health Care
Health care in smaller, rural communities faces some special challenges. A federal grant has providers hoping it can help in some ways. A project for finding and developing health care employees was the subject of a meeting at St. Luke's…
Minnesota Nursing Homes Get Lifeline From State
DULUTH, MINN -- On the last day of the Minnesota legislative session, the leaders of both parties got together and worked out an agreement to provide $300 million to help nursing homes across…
Super Hero Week Makes Well Child Exams Fun
DULUTH, Minn. -- Calling all superheroes! It's time to get your kids in for back-to-school examinations before class starts. The Lake Superior Community Health Center is hosting Super Hero Week to make appointments…
Bloody Bash Raises Thousands for ALS
DULUTH, Minn. -- For the 2nd year in a row Skyline Social and Games held their Bloody Bash in partnership with local nonprofit Never Surrender Inc. All in hopes to raise both awareness…
Duluth Fire Causes $80,000 Damage, No Injuries
Duluth, Minn.-- The Duluth Fire Department was on the scene of a fire at 128 E Locust St. in Duluth early Saturday morning. A caller told dispatch that they could see flames coming from the basement. When fire crews arrived…
Brain Fog And Other Long COVID Symptoms Are The Focus Of New Small Treatment Studies
WASHINGTON (AP) — The National Institutes of Health is beginning a handful of studies to test possible treatments for long COVID, an anxiously awaited step in U.S. efforts against the mysterious condition that afflicts millions. Monday’s announcement from the NIH’s…
St. Mary's Medical Center Welcomed First Patients
DULUTH, Minn.—“It’s a big deal. I feel honored that I get to participate and that our community has this new hospital. I’ve been treated very well here so I’m excited,” said first St. Mary’s…
Maurices Partners with MOCA for Free Shopping Event for Ovarian Cancer Survivors
DULUTH, Minn. -- The Minnesota Ovarian Cancer Alliance says nearly 20,000 women are diagnosed with ovarian cancer every year in the United States. "There are women in their 20s and 30s, 40s, 50s, 60s," said Chickie…
