14 Grand Rapids residents came down with Legionnaires’ disease. The source is the city’s water supply
CATHY WURZER: An outbreak of a bacterial disease has sickened 14 people in Grand Rapids, Minnesota. 11 have required hospitalization over the course of several months. The source, the city’s water supply. Legionnaires disease is a serious type of pneumonia caused by inhaling Legionella bacteria, which is found in water. Now it can be deadly, […]
Minnesota Department of Health confirms two measles cases
The Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) has identified two cases of measles in the state. Two siblings in the Twin Cities metro area have confirmed cases. The first case was in a one-year-old who had recently traveled out of the country and developed symptoms after returning. The child’s sibling later tested positive, too. Both children […]
Minnesota Department of Health confirms two measles cases
The Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) has identified two cases of measles in the state. Two siblings in the Twin Cities metro area have confirmed cases. The first case was in a one-year-old who had recently traveled out of the country and developed symptoms after returning. The child’s sibling later tested positive, too. Both children […]
Legionnaires’ disease outbreak source identified in Grand Rapids
State health officials Monday said they’ve identified the source of a Legionnaires’ disease outbreak in northern Minnesota. The Minnesota Department of Health said testing points to parts of the city water system in Grand Rapids as the source. Fourteen cases of the disease have been identified in the area since last April; 11 of those […]
Legionnaires’ disease outbreak source identified in Grand Rapids
State health officials Monday said they’ve identified the source of a Legionnaires’ disease outbreak in northern Minnesota. The Minnesota Department of Health said testing points to parts of the city water system in Grand Rapids as the source. Fourteen cases of the disease have been identified in the area since last April; 11 of those […]
Shots can be scary and painful for kids. One doctor has a plan to end needle phobia
Julia Cramer sits with her two children, Maya, 3, and Lily, 6 months, at their home in Petaluma, Calif., on Dec. 19. Maya uses a toy medical syringe on an Elmo doll that she often brings along to the doctor’s office. Beth LaBerge/KQED Almost all new parents go through it: the distress of hearing their […]
Shots can be scary and painful for kids. One doctor has a plan to end needle phobia
Julia Cramer sits with her two children, Maya, 3, and Lily, 6 months, at their home in Petaluma, Calif., on Dec. 19. Maya uses a toy medical syringe on an Elmo doll that she often brings along to the doctor’s office. Beth LaBerge/KQED Almost all new parents go through it: the distress of hearing their […]
Hospitals are fighting a Medicare payment fix that would save tax dollars
A House-passed bill would equalize what Medicare pays when certain infusions are given in a hospital with what it pays when they’re given in other health care settings. The hospital lobby is fighting it ferociously in the Senate. Eric Harkleroad/KFF Health News In the battle to control health care costs, hospitals are deploying their political […]
Hospitals are fighting a Medicare payment fix that would save tax dollars
A House-passed bill would equalize what Medicare pays when certain infusions are given in a hospital with what it pays when they’re given in other health care settings. The hospital lobby is fighting it ferociously in the Senate. Eric Harkleroad/KFF Health News In the battle to control health care costs, hospitals are deploying their political […]
New program aims to help immigrant-owned hair and nail salons switch to safer products
INTERVIEWER: Say, have you ever checked the ingredients in a bottle of nail polish? Bet you haven’t. How about hair dye or chemical straighteners? Many of these products do what they do thanks to very strong chemicals that can be bad for our health. Ngan Hoang has more experience with this fact than she’d like. […]