Whatever happened to the flu pandemic? Bob Collins October 6, 2008, 5:01 PM Oct 6, 2008 8 A new report suggest who should get vaccines first in case of a flu pandemic. Read more →
Bad timing Bob Collins September 26, 2008, 10:20 AM Sep 26, 2008 7 As the state is trying to hold on to federal funding for health insurance, a state employee is under investigation for stealing some of it. Read more →
The smoking ban — One year later Bob Collins September 25, 2008, 12:34 PM Sep 25, 2008 4 Has the smoking ban had any effect on you or your business? Read more →
Treating depression Bob Collins September 22, 2008, 1:51 PM Sep 22, 2008 2 Two interesting — and unrelated — stories about treating depression are in the news today. Read more →
MinnesotaCare cuts loom Bob Collins September 17, 2008, 1:14 PM Sep 17, 2008 1 The state is trying to stop the federal government from cutting health care for 18,000 Minnesotans. Read more →
Safe or not? Bob Collins September 16, 2008, 4:26 PM Sep 16, 2008 4 A new study says there’s a health risk from plastic food containers. The FDA says there isn’t. What are we supposed to do? Read more →
Drugs in drinking water Bob Collins September 11, 2008, 8:39 PM Sep 11, 2008 3 There may be more pharmaceuticals in drinking water than previous thought. Read more →
Why are fewer young people smoking? Bob Collins September 11, 2008, 7:59 PM Sep 11, 2008 7 Has smoking finally reached the point of being socially unacceptable and, thus, ‘not cool’? Read more →
Leroy Sievers, 1955-2008 Bob Collins August 18, 2008, 7:31 AM Aug 18, 2008 2 The NPR and former ABC News reporter blogged his battle with cancer. Read more →
To be old, frail, and evicted Bob Collins August 11, 2008, 8:30 AM Aug 11, 2008 5 Evictions from long-term care facilities are increasing. There’s no money in it. Read more →
Slugs in training Bob Collins July 15, 2008, 4:03 PM Jul 15, 2008 While 90 percent of 9-year-olds get a couple of hours of exercise most days, fewer than 3 percent of 15-year-olds do. Read more →
Talking cancer Bob Collins July 3, 2008, 9:25 AM Jul 3, 2008 2 A cancer patient offers guidelines for what to say. Read more →
A patient’s view of bipolar Bob Collins June 25, 2008, 11:34 AM Jun 25, 2008 14 Marya Hornbacher on MPR’s Midmorning Read more →
Drug abuse snapshot Bob Collins June 16, 2008, 3:32 PM Jun 16, 2008 33 In a survey of the Twin Cities, heroin and prescription drug abuse is up. Cocaine use is down. Read more →
Drunks on the road Bob Collins April 23, 2008, 12:03 AM Apr 23, 2008 11 A study out today says drivers in the upper Midwest are more likely to be drunk drivers. Read more →
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Leroy Sievers, 1955-2008