Diplomat: Franco-Mayo links go way back
ROCHESTER, Minn. -- In a Rochester visit France’s ambassador to the United States, Philippe [...]
Rochester college touts nursing scores
ROCHESTER, Minn. – The Rochester college RCTC announced that its nursing students earned high [...]
Minnesota DFL look to enact reproductive reforms
ST. PAUL, Minn. – the Democratic legislative leadership unveiled its priorities for the 2023 [...]
Evers aims opioid settlement funds for homeless
MADISON Wis. – Governor Tony Evers announced an opioid recovery project for opioid-addicted homeless [...]
Can health system handle CoVid, RSV surge?
ST.PAUL, Minn. – Public health officials fear a CoVid resurgence in Minnesota after the [...]
Johnson’s pork products in Wisconsin recall
RIO, Wis. – Ham, bacon and pork chops from Johnson’s Sausage Shoppe in Rio [...]
Mayo, UM in joint project to ease nurse shortage
ROCHESTER Minn. -- Mayo Clinic and the University of Minnesota nursing school announced an [...]
THC gummy bear attorney: They’re safe
FARGO, N.D.. -- The Moorhead company that manufactures hemp-derived gummy bears has denied that [...]
Negotiators reach deal to avert nurses strike
ST. PAUL, Minn. – The Minnesota Nurses Association reached a tentative contract agreement that [...]
State agency: Destroy hemp-derived gummies
ST. PAUL, Minn. – The Minnesota Pharmacy Board has sued a company selling hemp-based [...]
Prinsburg backs off anti-abortion reward scheme
PRINSBURG, Minn. – With no discussion, no debate, the Prinsburg Town Board voted unanimously [...]
Hospice offers help to deal with grieving at holidays
WINONA, Minn. – Anyone in grieving at the holidays is invited to a one-evening [...]
Ellison seeks to nip abortion subterfuge early
ST. PAUL, Minn. – Minnesota’s chief state legal officer, Attorney General Keith Ellison, cautioned [...]
Minnesota hospital quality grades on way up
WASHINGTON -- The Leapfrog Group, which rates hospitals for quality, safety and transparency, gave [...]
Mayo schedules men’s health webinar
WINONA, Minn. – Mayo Clinic is offering a free men’s webinar Wednesday at 12:15 [...]
Flu outbreaks ease In Minnesota
ST. PAUL, Minn. -- Outbreaks of influenza-like illness in Minnesota schools rose again last [...]
Mayo’s summer finances a mixed bag at best
ROCHESTER, Minn. – Bean-counters at Mayo Clinic are struggling to make sense of the [...]
Winona Health rated in top 14% nationally
WINONA, Minn. – The Winona hospital received a top five-star rating from the Centers [...]
Gundersen-Bellin merger on track
LACROSSE, Wis. – Merger-hunting Gundersen Health of LaCrosse confirmed that that it will begin [...]
JBS to audit child labor hiring at meat plants
GREELEY, Colo. – The global meat-processor JBS put distance between itself and a contactor [...]
Lake Winona cancer event raises $18,000
WINIOA, Minn. –A Think Pink fund-raising run sponsored by Winona Health raised $18,000 for [...]
Pine-Sol recalled for bacteria risk
OAKLAND, Calf. – Clorox has recalled 37 million bottles of its Pine-Sol household cleaning [...]
Goodview Gallop proceeds: $4,800
GOODVIEW, Minn. – The Goodview Gallop foot race in August earned $4,800. Sue Cordes [...]
Tip: Avoid handing out candy for Halloween
COLUMBIA, Md. – The MedStar hospital group reported a survey that nearly half of [...]
Just flash insurance card at downtown med site
WINONA, Minn. – Winona Health’s downtown Main Street Clinic, which opened in 2020 as [...]
Minnesota opioid settlement pay-offs begin
ST. PAUL, Minn. -- Attorney General Keith Ellison said the first installment from the [...]
Free nurse assistant training at Southeast
WINONA, Minn. – A free six-week course for certification as a nursing assistant begins [...]
Just guys: Docs chat over root beer and chips
WINONA, Minn. – For guys shy about guy things, Winona Health is setting up an [...]
Mayo’s new Kellen research center topped off
Signatures galore. Mayo Clinic and town leaders affixed their oversize John Hancocks to a [...]
$100 million gift to expand Mayo cancer center
ROCHESTER, Minn. – The Andersen Foundation, built on the Andersen Window fortune, donated $100 [...]
Colleges aim to fix lopsided nursing corps
ST. PAUL, Minn. – The Minn State college system and the University of Minnesota [...]
$487 checks to 1 million frontline workers
ST. PAUL, Minn. – The state began mailing thank-you checks to more than 1 [...]
Charge: Nurse intimate with jail inmate
SPARTA, Wis. – A nurse visiting the Monroe County jail had carnal interaction with [...]
New physician’s focus: Rural robotic surgery
WINONA, Minn. – General surgeon Colin Kennedy joined Winona Health to develop surgical robot [...]
Surgeon with Nebraska roots new in Winona
WINONA, Minn. – A western Nebraska farm boy who grew up to be physician, [...]
Kushner details Mayo surgery in new book
ROCHESTER, Minn. – Former presidential aide Jared Kushner has been in and out of [...]
Death claims Rochester ambulance innovator
ROCHESTER, Minn. – The founder of the Rochester ambulance service Gold Cross, John Robert [...]
Nurses, hospitals back to negotiations
ST. PAUL, Minn. --Thousands of nurses returned to work at Minnesota hospitals following a [...]
It’s back in Trempealeau County: West Nile virus
MADISON, Wis. -- A horse in Trempealeau County has tested positive for the mosquito-borne [...]
Hospitals pay $8,000-up for temp nurses
SR.PAUL, Minn. – Hospitals have offered strike-breaking nurses almost $8,000 each for five days [...]
Profs join nurses’ picket lines
WINONA, Minn. – In a show of solidarity, the Minnesota State professors union donated [...]
Hearing expert: Seek professional diagnosis first
WINONA, Minn. – Over-the-counter hearing aids that become available in October may be attractively [...]
Forbes: Mayo a good place to work
NEW YORK – The business magazine Forbes reported its nationwide survey of employees and [...]
Strike-struck hospitals lean on traveling nurses
ST.PAUL, Minn. – Minnesota hospitals where nurses are on strike report minimal disruptions to [...]
HelloFresh issues contamination alert
WASHINGTON – The German mail-order service HelloFresh advised customers that its ground beef may [...]
Autopsy: No foul play in Danesh death
ROCHESTER, Minn – The death of Scottish singer and actor Darius Campbell Danesh on [...]
Minnesota nurses begin giant strike
ST. PAUL, Minn. -- More than 15,000 nurses at 15 Twin Cities. Duluth and [...]
LaCrosse enacts conversion therapy ban
LACROSSE, Wis. – The City Council voted 8-4 to ban medical and mental health [...]
Gas puts nursing facility at risk
STEWARVILLE, Minn. – Attendants at the 76-bed Stewartville Care Center prepared to evacuate patients [...]
Post-cancer rehab free at WSU
WINONA, Minn. – Cancer survivors are being invited to a 12-week free exercise course [...]
$1.2 million grant to Winona famiiy agency
WINONA, Minn. -- The Winona Family and Children Center was awarded a $1.2 million [...]
Data: Minnesota fitness mediocre
ATLANTA, Ga. – The treadmill evaluation site RunReviews placed Minnesota 15th on a state-by-state [...]
Monkeypox shows up in Rochester
ROCHESTER, Minn. -- The first local monkeypox case has been diagnosed. Denise Daniels, Olmsted [...]
State recalls bad lard: Throw it out
MADISON, Wis. -- The Wisconsin food safety agency recalled lard from four Wisconsin stores. [...]
Fifth opioid-maker agrees to settle lawsuits
ST. PAUL, Minn. – Another settlement with an opioid manufacturer will send $450 million [...]
Study measures boozing’s dollar impact
ST.PAUL, Minn. – A study by the state health agency found that excessive drinking [...]
Nurses target big hospitals for strike
ST. PAUL, Minn. -- The Minnesota Nurses Association authorized a strike for better contracts [...]
Mayo taps CDC leader as trustee
ROCHESTER, Min. – A former director of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control, Julie [...]
Monkeypox case diagosed in LaCrosse
LACROSSE, Wis. – The first case of monkeypox virus has showed up in La [...]
State quits CoVid tests for unvaxed workers
ST. PAUL, Minn. -- State government employees who are unvaccinated for CoVid are no [...]