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WASHINGTON (AP) — A little more than two weeks before Election Day, Republicans and Democrats alike say Medicare is working to their political advantage in campaigns for the White House...

OCALA, Fla. (AP) — Vilinda York lies in her Florida hospital bed, facing a dry-erase board that lists in green marker her name, her four doctors and a smiley face...

BEMIDJI – Dr. Maria Statton, recommended by the Minnesota Medical Association, was appointed to the state of Minnesota’s Board of Medical Practice Oct. 8 by Gov. Mark Dayton. Her term...

BEMIDJI – J. Adam Hamilton, M.D., orthopedic surgeon, recently joined Sanford Bemidji. Hamilton joins Drs. Jason Caron, Terrance Johnson and Patrick Moriarty at the Main Clinic and Sanford Bemidji Orthopedic...

BEMIDJI — Dr. Matthew F. Sanford has joined Sanford Bemidji Main Clinic in the Radiology Department. Sanford, a Bemidji native, attended Bemidji High School and was mentored in high school...

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Officials have told school lunch programs across the country to check to see whether they have any Smucker's Uncrustables sandwiches that might contain peanut butter made by...

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A Hennepin County judge has ruled that guardians can't order their wards to be removed from life support. The right-to-die ruling in the case of Jeffers Tschumy...

NEW YORK (AP) — The fungus found in tainted steroid shots matches the one blamed in the national meningitis outbreak that has killed 20 people, federal health officials said Thursday...

WILLMAR, Minn. – As many as 50 local patients received eye injections with a drug from a Massachusetts compounding pharmacy that has been tied to a fungal meningitis outbreak. None...

One community’s loss is another community’s gain. I would like to express my deepest gratitude to Sen. Tom Saxhaug and Rep. Tom Anzelc, who worked on behalf of the Littlefork...

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — The Minnesota Department of Health says the number of confirmed fungal meningitis cases in the state linked to tainted steroids has risen to five. Department...

Bemidji – Dr. Nur Jameel, interventional cardiologist, has joined Drs. Jeffrey Watkins and Kris Anderson in the Cardiology Department at Sanford Heart and the Sanford Bemidji Main Clinic. Jameel received...

Great River Psychological Services has announced the addition of licensed psychologist Michael T. Hill, who will join Jean A. Christensen in providing psychological services to the Bemidji area. Hill is...

Gov. Mark Dayton has announced that Dr. Maria Statton of Bemidji has been appointed to the Board of Medical Practice, effective Oct. 15. Her term expires Jan. 7. Statton replaces...