New AMA president says "we have a health care system in crisis"
Facing doctor burnout, soaring medical costs and an influx of legislation targeting the LGBTQ community, Dr. Jesse Ehrenfeld is taking over at a difficult time.
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Facing doctor burnout, soaring medical costs and an influx of legislation targeting the LGBTQ community, Dr. Jesse Ehrenfeld is taking over at a difficult time.
When it comes to, as Bob Eubanks used to call it on "The Newlywed Game," making whoopie, some states are busier at "getting busy" than others.
As Minnesota deals with significantly poor air quality, wildfire smoke is making for eerie and sometimes surprisingly beautiful skies across the state.
No one in the entire country is dealing with worse air than Minnesota right now. And doctors say when the air gets this bad – everyone needs to take notice.
This session, DFL Gov. Tim Walz signed a progressive bill into law making Minnesota a safe haven for LGBTQ people.
The MPCA says the AQI level in the Twin Cities Wednesday was the highest its been since the agency started keeping records in 1980.
"To know legislation is being passed because [state lawmakers] know how important communication is just makes me so happy to be a Minnesotan," said audiologist Dr. Rebecca Younk.
More air quality alerts have been issued across Minnesota due to Canadian wildfire smoke and ground-level ozone.
Shedding pounds isn't the only change patients might experience.
Babesiosis is a disease caused by parasites that attacks red blood cells and is spread by deer ticks.
The ANS test looks at both halves of your nervous system -- your fight or flight and your rest and digest -- essentially checking to see if the sides are balanced and coordinated. Getting your nervous system figured out can be helpful for a host of ailments.
The virus is spread by prolonged close contact, usually skin-to-skin, and results in rashes, scabs and, in a number of documented cases, a significant amount of physical pain.
The fires, which are still burning, have brought smoke and hazardous air quality to millions of Americans.
Minnesotans seem to have no problem jumping in and splashing around the state's 10,000 lakes, but what about one of Minnesota's crown jewels: the Mississippi River?
Families living in Mound are one step closer to clean drinking water, but a solution is still years away.
