Doctors Remind to Shovel Smart to Avoid Heart Problems
DULUTH, Minn.- When shoveling all this snow off driveways, streets and cars in a hurry, it can be hard to remember to take it easy for your health. According to Cardiologists with Essentia…
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Governor Walz Urges Public Hearings to Break Insulin Impasse
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - Gov. Tim Walz is urging Minnesota lawmakers to hold public hearings to try to break an impasse over legislation to make insulin more affordable. Lawmakers have made little apparent progress in closed-door talks over the…
American Heart Association Wants You to Eat Smart, Live Smart
DULUTH, Minn.- It's Eat Smart Month, and the American Heart Association, St. Luke's and Essentia Health partnered together to get Super One customers to eat healthier. The three had a display inside of the…
Neuroscience Lab Helps Middle Schoolers Have Fun with Brains
CLOQUET, Minn.- Kids at Cloquet Middle School got an in-depth look at the inner workings of the brain. The UMD Mobile Neuroscience Lab made a stop at the school with some sheep brains. 13…
Special Report: Professionals Helping Prepare For, Study Different Aspects of Grief
DULUTH, Minn. - It’s a topic many shy away from, talking about what happens after we lose a loved one, and are left to live in the physical world without…
St. Louis County Designated High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area
DULUTH, Minn.- The Duluth Police Department and St. Louis County Sheriff's Office announced the county has officially been designated as a High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area by the White House. It means the county…
Minnesota Food Justice Summit Brings Diverse Farmers to Talk Equality
DULUTH, Minn.- The Minnesota Food Justice Summit packed the DECC with farmers, food buyers, and other members of Minnesota's food system to focus on making the way Minnesota gets its food equal to…
Meditating to the Beat of Your Own Drum
DULUTH, Minn.- A group in Duluth is trying something new with meditation: connecting with themselves through drumming. Just follow the pounding sound down to the basement of the Inner Bliss Spiritual Health Center on…
St. Luke's Dietitian Suggests Handing Out Other Types of Treats this Halloween
DULUTH, Minn. – Halloween falls on Thursday this week and many folks have probably already stocked up the candy drawer, but it’s important to remember moderation is the best bet as…
Pizza Luce Celebrates Co-Owner's Birthday, Fight Against ALS
DULUTH, Minn.- ALS affects as many as 30,000 people in the United States, with 5,000 new cases diagnosed each year. And while survival rates are slim, there is hope for people with the disease.…
DEA, St. Louis County Accepts Unwanted Medications, Vapes
DULUTH, Minn.- For National Prescription Drug Take Back Day, the Drug Enforcement Administration held their biannual take back event at the St. Louis County Public Safety Building. According to officials, the hard part…
Dancing Candy Calories Away at Halloween Zumba
DULUTH, Minn.- While Halloween is mostly about eating all the candy you can get, ghouls and goblins, superheroes and animals of all kinds danced the candy calories away at Ignite Studio. "I, as an…
Community Conference Identifies Duluth Health Needs
DULUTH, Minn. - Organizations from across the region came together at Clyde Iron Works to discuss the biggest health challenges in Duluth. According to a community assessment, the biggest needs to address are mental health…
Johns Hopkins Center for American Indian Health Opens in Duluth
DULUTH, Minn.- The City of Duluth is now home to the Johns Hopkins Center for American Indian Health. The Center opened its first office in the Midwest last Monday right in Duluth on South…
Healthcare Leaders Discuss Fixing 'Broken' System
DULUTH, Minn. - Health system leaders from across the country are in Duluth talking about how to better provide healthcare. The second annual "Believe in Better" project is a hands-on forum for invited guests…
