Carlton Wellness Center Thriving
CARLTON, Minn. - The Carlton County Wellness Center may have opened in the fall, but the novelty hasn’t worn off on community members as they continually join the program. About…
Focus On Health
Rainy-Day Fund May Help Cover Insurance Hikes
ST. PAUL (AP) - Minnesota lawmakers are working to offset massive health insurance premium increases for more than 100,000 residents who buy their own coverage. It's a novel step as other states grapple with rising health insurance costs and uncertainty…
George H.W. Bush and Wife Hospitalized
HOUSTON (AP) - A spokesman for former President George H.W. Bush says Bush has been admitted to the intensive care unit at Houston's Methodist Hospital to address a respiratory problem from pneumonia. Spokesman Jim McGrath says Bush's wife Barbara Bush,…
Go Red For Women: The Grocery Store Challenge
DULUTH, Minn. - According to heart disease experts, every 34 seconds someone in the United States suffers a heart attack. And women account for nearly half of all heart attack…
Wisconsin Republican Senator Circulates Marijuana Extract Bill
MADISON (AP) - State Senator Van Wanggaard is circulating a bill that would make possessing a marijuana extract used to prevent seizures legal, in Wisconsin, with a doctor's certification. Parents of children who suffer from seizures have been pushing for…
Minnesota Extends Subsidized Health Care Coverage
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - Minnesota is the fourth state in the nation to extend subsidized health care coverage to those participating in the Obama administration's deportation reprieve program. The Star Tribune reports that this month the state opened subsidized…
Seasonal Affective Disorder and Blue Monday
SUPERIOR, Wis.-Psychologists have named the third Monday in January as Blue Monday. It's supposedly the gloomiest day of the year based on debt, weather, and the post holiday blues. Seasonal affective disorder…
Finding Natural Remedies for Body Pain During Cold Winter Months
DULUTH, Minn. -- For people suffering from joint pain or other chronic pain, the extreme cold in winter can make certain symptoms even worse. At Duluth Natural Medicine and Chiropractic, several…
Health Premium Relief Bill Passed by Senate
ST. PAUL (AP) - Minnesota's Senate has passed a bill providing relief for massive health insurance premium hikes. Thursday's action on a major priority in the 2017 legislative session, doesn't mean the work is over. The House is expected to…
Hermantown Church Helps Red Cross with Annual Blood Drive
HERMANTOWN, Minn. - Peace in Christ Lutheran Church held a blood drive today to help support the American Red Cross. After the holiday season and recent cold weather, the…
A Slippery Start To 2017
Icy sidewalks are apart of life here in the northland, but, there are things you can do to stay a bit safer when trekking around this time of year. Now that winter is in full swing, and mother nature has…
Rusty Patched Bumblebee Declared Endangered
TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) - For the first time, federal regulators are designating a bee species in the continental United States as endangered after suffering a dramatic population decline over the past 20 years, federal officials said Tuesday. The U.S.…
Tips for Keeping Skin from Drying Out During the Winter
DULUTH, Minn. - If you've noticed your skin drying out more lately, you're probably not alone. Twin Ports Dermatology in Duluth has seen a lot of patients with dry skin and rashes…
MNsure Sign-Ups Hit Record High as Premiums Spike
ST. PAUL (AP) - Officials at Minnesota's state-run insurance exchange say more than 103,000 people signed up for health coverage in the latest enrollment period. MNsure officials say the 103,578 signups set a record by about 15,000, even as premiums…
Free Radon Test Kits to Raise Awareness
DULUTH, Minn. - The American Lung Association kicked off Radon Awareness Month Thursday, in effort to stop a silent killer. Radon is an odorless, tasteless, and invisible gas, and also ranks as the…
