Health and Human Services Sector

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Is medical research at the U of M compromised?

State Sen. Satveer Chaudhary admits $251K tax delinquency

Photo: Minnesota SenateMore bad news for Chaudhary​First, the DFL withdraws its endorsement of state Sen. Satveer Chaudhary over his fishy environmental measure protecting a lake by his cabin up north. Now he's in more hot water. The Duluth News Tribune is out with a story this morning repor ... More >>

MN Fashion Week: Style for Smiles Installment 1: Kokoon

Photo: Minnesota SenateMore bad news for Chaudhary​First, the DFL withdraws its endorsement of state Sen. Satveer Chaudhary over his fishy environmental measure protecting a lake by his cabin up north. Now he's in more hot water. The Duluth News Tribune is out with a story this morning repor ... More >>

Angry neighbor hollers "it's f-ing Christmas" at Hemsley protesters

Peace on Earth, good will toward men? Bah humbug. This health care debate has a way of bringing out the Scrooge in a lot of angry people.

Twin Cities Marathon registration to open two months early

Thinking about running the big one this coming year? Better decide by February.

Medtronic sex stent could be future ED therapy option

For men who haven't had much luck with Viagra, Cialis, and Levitra, Medtronic thinks a new artery stent near the penis might do the trick to keep it functioning sexually.

Medtronic defibrillator stops bullet, saves life

Doctors in Florida say a 61-year-old man was shot, but survived the injury when the bullet was stopped by the implanted cardiac defibrillator.

Model sues Medtronic for using his image in prostate problem ad

A Brooklyn Center man is suing Medtronic, claiming they defamed him by using his image for a prostate treatment ad without his permission.

Should vegetarians get cheaper health insurance?

Will Minnetonka-based UnitedHealth follow PETA's request that they reward those who don't eat meat?

Laid off, still laid: Pfizer will help keep it up in bed with free Viagra

Getting laid off doesn't mean you have to stop getting laid. Pfizer is offering customers that have had their drug prescriptions for more than three months to get the drugs for free up to one year if they lost their jobs this year.

Four out of five dentists agree: Gov. Pawlenty's proposed budget cuts bad for teeth, state

Oral hygienists across the state have formed the "Dental Access Alliance" to combat T-Paw's proposal to cut dental care for the poor. So you might wanna get that cavity checked out while you still can.

Medtronic to cut worldwide staff by summer, CEO says

Medtronic employs 38,000 people worldwide, about 8,000 of them in Minnesota.

Did Ambien lead to man's sleepwalking death in frigid temps?

M.E. Smith

Suspecting Fraud, NY Attorney General Investigates United Health Care

Disgraced Healthcare Tycoon Pays Up

Sobriety Check

Neighbors turn to St. Paul City Council to provide more oversight on sober homes

Chaska makes Money magazine's Best Places to Live

Neighbors turn to St. Paul City Council to provide more oversight on sober homes

From the Department of Things Better Left Unsaid

Neighbors turn to St. Paul City Council to provide more oversight on sober homes

A Pandemic of Disinterest

Neighbors turn to St. Paul City Council to provide more oversight on sober homes

Pumping up Defibrilator Sales

Neighbors turn to St. Paul City Council to provide more oversight on sober homes

UnitedHealth Exec Lois Quam profiled in WSJ

Neighbors turn to St. Paul City Council to provide more oversight on sober homes

Have You Seen Me?

A law-and-order Christian conservative most people have never heard of tries to wrest the AG's office away from the DFL

Boob Jobbed

American women get the breast cancer; American business gets the profits

Heal Thyself

American women get the breast cancer; American business gets the profits

Code Green

Hospitals fight union on health care costs

This Land Is Our Land

Children's Hospital snatches up housing in the city's Phillips West neighborhood

United He Stands

In the past seven years the Minnesota attorney general's office has earned a rep as one of the country's toughest HMO watchdogs. So does it matter that Matt Entenza, the DFL's heir apparent to the job, is married to one of the most powerful executives in

12/07: Morning Communique

In the past seven years the Minnesota attorney general's office has earned a rep as one of the country's toughest HMO watchdogs. So does it matter that Matt Entenza, the DFL's heir apparent to the job, is married to one of the most powerful executives in

Pharmaceuticals propaganda goes literary, backfires

In the past seven years the Minnesota attorney general's office has earned a rep as one of the country's toughest HMO watchdogs. So does it matter that Matt Entenza, the DFL's heir apparent to the job, is married to one of the most powerful executives in

Minnesota's most powerful woman?

In the past seven years the Minnesota attorney general's office has earned a rep as one of the country's toughest HMO watchdogs. So does it matter that Matt Entenza, the DFL's heir apparent to the job, is married to one of the most powerful executives in

11/02: Morning Communique

In the past seven years the Minnesota attorney general's office has earned a rep as one of the country's toughest HMO watchdogs. So does it matter that Matt Entenza, the DFL's heir apparent to the job, is married to one of the most powerful executives in

The Life and Hard Times of William McGuire

In the past seven years the Minnesota attorney general's office has earned a rep as one of the country's toughest HMO watchdogs. So does it matter that Matt Entenza, the DFL's heir apparent to the job, is married to one of the most powerful executives in

UnitedHealth Takes Over The World

In the past seven years the Minnesota attorney general's office has earned a rep as one of the country's toughest HMO watchdogs. So does it matter that Matt Entenza, the DFL's heir apparent to the job, is married to one of the most powerful executives in

Managed Care With a Face-Lift?

In the past seven years the Minnesota attorney general's office has earned a rep as one of the country's toughest HMO watchdogs. So does it matter that Matt Entenza, the DFL's heir apparent to the job, is married to one of the most powerful executives in

No One Left to Bleed?

Health insurers lagging behind the rest of the S&P

No One Left to Bleed?

Health insurers lagging behind the rest of the S&P

Til Death

After 52 years of marriage, Ralph and Sharon Link still have each other. Yet despite a life played by the rules that's about the only thing that turned out the way they planned it.

Biology Is Destiny

Margaret Atwood's new novel engineers a twisted future

The Prescription Drug Wars

Can Minnesota rein in prescription costs?

Shots in the Dark

Questioning childhood vaccinations: It's not just for paranoiacs anymore

See You In Court

Five years ago Mike Hatch was just another failed politician. Then a dying woman walked into his office, and a crusade was born.

Any willing provider

Five years ago Mike Hatch was just another failed politician. Then a dying woman walked into his office, and a crusade was born.

Talking Blues

Sure, they're in court fighting the tobacco companies. But just try to get them to pay for a nicotine patch.

Adieu, Fairview

The arrival of managed health care at the University of Minnesota's medical clinics may mean research opportunities will dry up. As a result, many doctors are leaving the university for private practice.

Meet the Taxman

Should the state's huge nonprofit health-care groups, which work in an industry characterized by mergers, "strategic alliances," and for-profit subsidiaries, still be afforded the tax advantages of charitable organizations?

Clinical Trials

Should the state's huge nonprofit health-care groups, which work in an industry characterized by mergers, "strategic alliances," and for-profit subsidiaries, still be afforded the tax advantages of charitable organizations?

Soy Genes

Should the state's huge nonprofit health-care groups, which work in an industry characterized by mergers, "strategic alliances," and for-profit subsidiaries, still be afforded the tax advantages of charitable organizations?

End Note

Should the state's huge nonprofit health-care groups, which work in an industry characterized by mergers, "strategic alliances," and for-profit subsidiaries, still be afforded the tax advantages of charitable organizations?

Meet the New Doc

Should the state's huge nonprofit health-care groups, which work in an industry characterized by mergers, "strategic alliances," and for-profit subsidiaries, still be afforded the tax advantages of charitable organizations?