by Kim Benjamin | Apr 19, 2018 | Health
5 Hacks For Living With Diabetes (StatePoint) According to the American Diabetes Association (ADA), approximately 30.3 million Americans are living with diabetes, which affects people of all ages. Diabetes requires time and energy to manage but there are many simple...
by Kim Benjamin | Mar 13, 2018 | Health
Fight TB: Know The Signs And Symptoms By Danushka Wanduraga Since January of 2016, we have seen an increase of multidrug-resistance tuberculosis (MDR TB) in Minnesota. The severe increase in these rates is due to an MDR TB outbreak within the Hmong community of the...
by Kim Benjamin | Mar 13, 2018 | Health
New Survey Shows Minnesota Youth Tobacco Use Rising For The First Time In 17 Years Youth e-cigarette use is up 50 percent since 2014. A new survey shows that for the first time since 2000, overall youth tobacco use has increased in Minnesota with 26.4 percent of high...
by Kim Benjamin | Jan 5, 2018 | Health
Susan Pham At Open Cities Health Center By Amy Doeun Susan Pham had run a successful solo chiropractic practice for 20 years before joining the staff at Open Cities Health Center. After Thanksgiving, Pham moved to the Open Cities’ new location on Rice Street....
by Kim Benjamin | Nov 30, 2017 | Health
TB Is A Cause For Watchfulness, Not Alarm By Eric Bestrom Over the past two years, an outbreak of tuberculosis (TB) has seen 17 Minnesotans actively infected. Six of the 17 have died, three directly from tuberculosis, the other three from other serious medical...
by Randy Korus | Nov 28, 2017 | Health
Protecting Babies From Hepatitis B Infection By The Minnesota Department of Health, Immunization Having a baby is an exciting time for a family. There are many things to prepare and many new things to learn. It can feel overwhelming, but help from family and friends...
