UMD Public Health Students Give Out Personal Wellness Kits
UMD Public Health students are teaming up with the Kirby Program Board to promote good health on campus for National Public Health…
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Cyclospora Found in Ocean Mist Farms Brand Romaine Hearts
MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) is alerting consumers to avoid eating a specific lot of Ocean Mist Farms brand romaine hearts sold at several stores throughout Wisconsin. The Minnesota Department of Agriculture…
Bird Ban Has Local Chickens "Cooped Up"
The highly pathogenic avian influenza strain called H5N1 can be devastating to poultry livestock and farmers. In a proactive effort, the Minnesota Board of Animal Health has banned…
New Therapy at Yoga Studio Helps People Chill-Out in Lake Superior
DULUTH, Minn.-- A local yoga and fitness studio in Downtown Duluth is offering a new advanced form of yoga to really help you "Chill-out." Evolve Yoga and Fitness Downtown is adding cold water…
Poultry Sales, Exhibits Temporarily Banned due to Bird Flu
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - Minnesota animal health officials are imposing a ban on all poultry sales and exhibitions through the month of April after the presence of bird flu was found in the state. The ban, which includes poultry…
ALS-Stricken Sen. Tomassoni, Minnesota Lawmakers Sign Law Granting $25 million to ALS Research, Caregivers
ST. PAUL, Minn.- The State of Minnesota has officially dedicated millions of dollars to ALS research -- and front and center, showing firsthand…
Wildlife Experts Search for Cause in COVID-19 Infecting Northland Minnesota Animals
GRAND PORTAGE, Minn. (AP)--Wildlife experts are searching for the virus that causes COVID-19 in deer, bears, moose and wolves in Minnesota's north woods. They are among researchers around the world trying to figure out how and where wildlife is spreading…
MNA to Essentia: Don't Hamper Possible Union at Miller Hill Outpatient Surgery Center
DULUTH, Minn. - When Essentia Health opens their new outpatient surgery center at Miller Hill Mall this summer, the Minnesota Nurses Association does not want them to stop nurses from possibly unionizing.…
State of Minnesota Launces Program to Provide At-Home COVID-19 Tests
AP --- Minnesota is launching a new online program to provide free at-home rapid COVID-19 tests. Beginning Tuesday, Minnesotans can order two test kits per home for a total of four tests via mn.gov/covid19. The state has secured 500,000 of…
FDA OKs Another Pfizer, Moderna COVID Booster for 50 and Up
AP-U.S. regulators on Tuesday authorized another COVID-19 booster for people age 50 and older, a step to offer extra protection for the most vulnerable in case the coronavirus rebounds. The Food and Drug Administration’s decision opens a fourth dose of…
Knowing Your Neighbors: Heide's Mastectomy Store in Duluth
DULUTH, Minn.- Getting fitted for medical garments post-surgery or procedure can feel like a dry expressionless experience. But the folks at Heide's Mastectomy Store in Duluth are hoping to change that. "So it feels almost…
Lincoln Park to Undergo Much Needed Transformations
DULUTH, Minn.-- Duluth's Ecolibrium3 has been awarded more than 800-thousand dollars to address economic, educational and health disparities in the Lincoln Park Neighborhood. The money is coming from the Department of Employment and Economic…
Bird Flu Confirmed in Two Minnesota Poultry Flocks
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - The bird flu has been confirmed in two poultry flocks in Minnesota. The state Board of Animal Health says the poultry flocks are in Meeker and Mower counties. Samples collected from both flocks were tested on March…
Allergy Season Getting Underway in the Northland
DULUTH, Minn. - Allergy season is already underway for some people in the Northland. While pollen numbers won’t pick up until April and May, Dr. Minto Porter, an allergist and immunologist with Essentia Health, says…
UW-Superior to Close COVID-19 Testing Site to the Public
DULUTH, Minn.--The University of Wisconsin-Superior's free COVID-19 testing site will close to the public on April 1. The testing site is operated in partnership with the Wisconsin Department of Health Services in the Marcovich Wellness Center. The clinic will remain…
