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    February 2, 2019
    Mental health awareness is represented by a green ribbon. (Tribune File Photo)
    Inside Out: New community project aims to explore, destigmatize mental illness
    Editor’s Note: There are people hurting in this community right now...fighting a battle only they truly know ‘inside and out.’ Mental health...
    lifestyle/healthFebruary 2, 2019 - 4:04pm
    January 21, 2019
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    Adult tobacco use stagnant in ND, Minn., but youth e-cig use rising
    FARGO — Smoking rates are pretty much stagnant for adults in North Dakota and Minnesota, but the states are concerned and keeping a close eye...
    lifestyle/healthJanuary 21, 2019 - 6:33pm
    January 3, 2019
    Walter Fineday-Schultz, pictured here with his mom, Lainey Fineday, is Detroit Lakes' 2019 New Year's Baby. (Marie Johnson / Tribune)
    Welcome, Baby! DL's first baby of the New Year is born
    Walter Fineday-Schultz is a born celebrity. The adorable baby boy made sure to arrive two weeks early to enjoy the local New Year's Baby spotlight....
    lifestyle/healthJanuary 3, 2019 - 4:15pm
    January 2, 2019
    Lisa Skarie, left, and Roxanne Carr are ready to begin taking orders for MANNA Food Co-op's new meal kit service, Local Eats, which features organically grown foods, produced by local farmers. The first meal kits will be available for pickup on Tuesday, Jan. 8. (Vicki Gerdes / Tribune)
    Local Eats: MANNA Food Co-op now offering locally produced, all-organic meal kits
    Starting today, the staff at MANNA Food Co-op in Detroit Lakes is ready to begin taking orders for their latest offering — Local Eats,...
    lifestyle/healthJanuary 2, 2019 - 8:00am
    December 20, 2018
    Andrea Lund, left, Dr. Heidi Malling of Essentia Health, Steve Anderson and Diane Saumer Guidi tickle the ivories Nov. 26 at the inaugural gathering of a new dementia choir in the Brainerd lakes area at Zion Lutheran Church. Steve Kohls / Forum News Service
    Central Minn. group organizes dementia choir: Studies suggest music and memory are linked
    BRAINERD, Minn. — Those with dementia struggle to remember, but one of the last things to be forgotten is music. A new choir in the Brainerd...
    lifestyle/healthDecember 20, 2018 - 8:00am
    November 27, 2018
    STUDY: Younger Minnesotans more likely to be hospitalized for diabetes
    ST. PAUL — Young adults with diabetes are struggling to manage their blood sugar levels, putting them at greater risk of ending up in the hospital than older adults, according to the Minnesota Department of Health. The research, released Monday, Nov. 26, found young adults age 18...
    lifestyle/healthNovember 27, 2018 - 8:32pm
    November 15, 2018
    Katie Bjorndahl on a tractor at the Western Minnesota Steam Threshers Reunion. Submitted photo
    Life after Katie: How Minnesota family remembers her by promoting mental health awareness
    HAWLEY, Minn. — Sept. 25, 2018, is a day tragedy struck the Bjorndahl family. Katie Bjorndahl's father, Aaron Bjorndahl, called her first thing...
    lifestyle/healthNovember 15, 2018 - 7:00am
    November 7, 2018
    Essentia Health St. Mary's in DL to host two events Thursday
    The Essentia Health St. Mary's Gift Shop will be hosting a Holiday Open House this Thursday, Nov. 8 from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. "The open house will be going on all day," says Kelli Sjoblom, who manages the gift shop in addition to her duties as volunteer coordinator. "We'll be displaying...
    lifestyle/healthNovember 7, 2018 - 12:58pm
    November 5, 2018
    Jim Sagissor suffered debilitating chronic pain after a motorcycle accident in 2011. He relied heavily on narcotic painkillers, which failed to alleviate his pain and caused problems. His pain has been greatly relieved after a procedure last year implanted a spinal cord stimulator, which sends messages to his brain to block the pain.
    Opioid free: Pain ‘like a thousand bee stings’ now a manageable ‘nuisance’
    FARGO — Excruciating back pain became Jim Sagissor’s constant companion. He walked stooped over. Driving his car on a road trip became unbearable....
    lifestyle/healthNovember 5, 2018 - 7:46am
    October 25, 2018
    Stick it to the flu! Shots being offered locally by Essentia Health
    Influenza season is upon us and now is the time to protect yourself, your family and the community by getting vaccinated. The flu vaccine is recommended for people six months and older, including people with compromised immune systems and chronic medical conditions.
    lifestyle/healthOctober 25, 2018 - 10:58am
    October 3, 2018
    A LifeLink III helicopter landed at the new Essentia Health St. Mary's helipad in Detroit Lakes around 1:30 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 1. (Vicki Gerdes / Tribune)
    Helipad test landing a success
    A LifeLink III helicopter landed at the Essentia Health St. Mary's helipad in Detroit Lakes around 1:30 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 1. It was the first...
    lifestyle/healthOctober 3, 2018 - 12:12pm
    September 24, 2018
    Minnesotans explore the "My House of Memories" app at a professional caregiver training at the Minnesota History Center in St. Paul on Monday, Sept. 24, 2018. The app is part of a museum-based program that helps people connect with those living with memory loss. The program, developed by National Museums Liverpool in United Kingdom, made its American debut in St. Paul on Monday. (Mike Levad / Twin Birch Studios)
    Minnesota History Center's international partnership leads to app for people with dementia
    ST. PAUL—Although the Minnesota Historical Society offers sensory-based tours of the James J. Hill House for people living with memory...
    lifestyle/healthSeptember 24, 2018 - 9:51pm
    Keenan Oswald holds up his EpiPen while sitting with Pepper, one of the family dogs, recently. Oswald depends on the medical device to counteract the allergic reaction he would have if exposed to peanuts. Forum News Service
    EpiPen shortage persists for some: Lifesaving device still in short supply as prices rise
    DULUTH — When he was 13 months old, Keenan Oswald's mom gave him a taste of a new treat: peanut butter toast. "He stuck it on his tongue,...
    lifestyle/healthSeptember 24, 2018 - 6:05am
    September 12, 2018
    Many e-cigarettes and other tobacco-related products come in cherry and other fruity flavors that are targeted toward the younger generation. Lowell Anderson / Forum News Service
    As more Minnesota kids vape and smoke, health department issues advisory on dangers
    ST. PAUL—Tobacco use among Minnesota high school students increased for the first time in 17 years and state health officials attribute...
    lifestyle/healthSeptember 12, 2018 - 10:54am
    August 27, 2018
    North Dakota woman dies after rare rodent-related illness
    BISMARCK — A northeast North Dakota woman has died after falling ill to a rare disease that's spread by infected rodent droppings, urine...
    lifestyle/healthAugust 27, 2018 - 9:44am
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