HEALTHCARE
Enrolling in Medicare? Go online.
Three separate questions were received this week about how and when to enroll in Medicare when the person is not yet ready to start Social Security benefits. Even though Social Security full retirem...
Posted on 6/14/13 at 11:56 AM
UND nursing students to host a showing of Escape Fire: The Fight to Rescue American Healthcare
University of North Dakota College of Nursing and Professional Disciplines students will be holding a showing of the must-see documentary, Escape Fire: The Fight to Rescue American Healthcare. The do...
Posted on 4/2/13 at 11:33 AM
Like a virgin...sort of.
Madonna's song, Like a Virgin, includes a chorus line that says: Like a virgin - touched for the very first time. I have had this song in mind since Tuesday when I first went to see the chiropractor...
Posted on 5/25/12 at 9:41 PM
Safety 1st Detach and Go Healthcare Kit
When we travel with our babies, we often need to clip a fingernail or clear a nostril, right? Ever been to a wedding with your newborn baby? Talk about high-maintenance! The detach and go healthcar...
Posted on 9/11/10 at 5:10 PM
‘Every kind of cancer in our family’: Sisters face risk and fight disease head on
When Barb Jensen of Grand Forks found out her mother carried a gene that greatly increases one’s risk for developing cancer, she put off taking the test that would determine if she had inherited it.By Pamela Knudson , June 17, 2013
Sanford beginning AirMed service in Bismarck
BISMARCK — Dakotas-based Sanford Health says it will begin its Bismarck-based air ambulance service on Monday.By The Associated Press , June 14, 2013
Quirk in health law will affect few in Dakotas
PIERRE, S.D. — A quirk in the federal health care law that could force tens of thousands of people who identify as Native American to start paying for insurance or pay a fine isn't expected to affect many people in the Dakotas.By CHET BROKAW , May 15, 2013
ND suicide rate up sharply among middle-aged
A federal study says North Dakota had one of the nation's highest increases in the suicide rate among middle-aged people in the past decade.By CHET BROKAW , May 02, 2013
Minnesota man proves why quick action matters when suffering a stroke
DULUTH, Minn. — When a stroke occurs, every minute counts.By John Lundy , May 01, 2013
Bill expands child care capacity, funding
BISMARCK — Child care facilities will be able to take on more children, and families will be in a better position to afford child care with a bill passed Tuesday.By TJ Jerke , April 30, 2013
Dunn County immunization clinics set
April 28, 2013
ND woman pleads guilty in case of home-alone kids
BISMARCK — A Bismarck woman accused of leaving two toddlers home alone has pleaded guilty to felony child abuse or neglect.April 23, 2013
Clinic doc testifies in Fargo trial drug-induced abortions 'very safe'
FARGO – The trial over a state law that opponents argue would effectively ban drug-induced abortions in North Dakota began this morning with the medical director of the state’s only abortion clinic testifying the procedure is “very safe” and warning that the law could jeopardize patients’ health and force them to seek services out of state.By Mike Nowatzki , April 16, 2013
ND Gov. Dalrymple signs Medicaid expansion bill
BISMARCK — Republican Gov. Jack Dalrymple has signed legislation to expand Medicaid to cover more uninsured residents of North Dakota.April 16, 2013
Fargo hospital prepares for $80M expansion
FARGO — Construction crews are expected to begin construction this month on the first phase of an $80 million expansion of Essentia Health's Fargo hospital.April 05, 2013
Rivals prepare for legal battle over abortion bans
Rival legal teams, well-financed and highly motivated, are girding for court battles over the coming months on laws enacted in Arkansas and North Dakota that would impose the nation's toughest bans on abortion.By David Crary , March 31, 2013
Director of Fargo abortion clinic appears on 'Rachel Maddow Show'
FARGO – The director of the Red River Women’s Clinic here received some national television airtime on the day rallies against proposed abortion legislation were held across North Dakota.March 26, 2013
Robotic technology in the OR: Grand Forks woman has cysts removed by da Vinci SI robot
By Pamela Knudson , March 24, 2013
Three of four abortion bills pass in House
BISMARCK - House lawmakers on Friday defeated one of four measures seeking stricter abortion regulations. The defeated bill would have defined a human being “as an individual member of the species homo sapiens at every stage of development.”By TJ Jerke , March 22, 2013
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