MEDICINE
UNIVERSITY OF NORTH DAKOTA NEWS UPDATED: About 1,760 students eligible to graduate at UND spring commencements May 4 (Law), May 11 (general commencement), and May 12 (Medicine)
Please note correction in Dr. Patrick Carr's School of Medicine and Health Sciences commencement address title. The University of North Dakota will hold its annual spring commencement at 1:30 p.m., S...
Posted on 5/3/13 at 3:19 PM
COBBERS ON THE BRAIN The Epidemic of America...Obesity
Obesity is a major problem in the USA but how much of it's onset is due to actual physical problems and how much is due to the fast paced world we live in and perhaps laziness? This week we talked abo...
Posted on 11/18/12 at 8:51 PM
OH LOOK, A SHINY THING! Poisoning Children: Some Horrible History
Pardon the sensationalism in the title of this post, but be assured that it is accurate. I am writing about a tragedy in which a company made poisonous cough syrup, killed children, and largely, got a...
Posted on 4/2/12 at 12:09 PM
THE NEW FORTY The Letter "V"
I read recently that laughing heartily for 15 minutes can burn as many as 40 calories. Over the course of a year daily laughter can add up to the loss of four pounds for the average person. So I guess...
Posted on 2/13/12 at 3:42 PM
FAR SIDE OF FIFTY Summer Chairs On Bad Medicine Lake
These are Jens idea of Summer Chairs..she said Mom get ready here come the Summer Chairs. I like their reflections in the water. The blue stool between the red and green chair doesnt bel...
Posted on 8/8/11 at 6:21 AM
Doctors fix heart blockage on W Fargo police chief 
Doctors have performed open heart surgery on the West Fargo chief of police to bypass some blockage.
By Associated Press , April 13, 2013
HEALTH MATTERS: The side effects of high cholesterol med, statin
Dr. Joshua Wynne answers the question: My doctor prescribed a medication for my high cholesterol, but I got some muscle aches and stopped taking the drug. What should I do now?
By Dr. Joshua Wynne , April 08, 2013
Hard to find good info on drug safety in pregnancy
Nearly every woman takes a medication at some point during pregnancy. Yet there’s disturbingly little easy-to-understand information about which drugs pose a risk to her baby, and what to do about it.
By Lauran Neergaard , March 19, 2013
Scientists say baby born with HIV apparently cured
A baby born with the AIDS virus appears to have been cured, scientists announced Sunday, describing the case of a child from Mississippi who's now 2½ and has been off medication for about a year with no signs of infection.
By Lauran Neergaard , March 03, 2013
Some patients won't see nurses of different race
It's been called one of medicine's "open secrets" — allowing patients to refuse treatment by a doctor or nurse of another race.
By Jeff Karoub , February 22, 2013
Health Matters: TB cases reawaken consciousness of disease in Grand Forks
Dr. Raymond Goldsteen answers the questions: "How has the tuberculosis outbreak affected Grand Forks?" and "Are there advances that still need to be made regarding TB?"
By Raymond Goldsteen , February 11, 2013
Many hospitals reject new nurse applicants, but not in Grand Forks
Although the country is struggling with a nursing shortage, some newly licensed nurses are being turned away by potential employers who say, in effect, “new grads need not apply.”
By Pamela Knudson , February 04, 2013
Altru, Sanford welcome new nurse graduates
Neither Altru Health System, based in Grand Forks, or Sanford Health, based in the Dakotas, has a policy requiring newly licensed registered nurses to have one year experience.
By Pamela Knudson , February 04, 2013
Office appointments vs. e-visits, Study questions which is better
“E-visits” to the doctor? According to a U.S. study, they may be just as effective as in-person office visits for uncomplicated ailments such as sinus infections and urinary tract infections - and much cheaper.
By Genevra Pittman , January 28, 2013
Health Matters: Influenza then and now
Dr. Raymond Goldsteen answers questions about the flu and how it's effect on people has changed.
By Dr. Raymond Goldsteen , January 28, 2013
Testing brain pacemakers to zap Alzheimer's damage
It has the makings of a science fiction movie: Zap someone's brain with mild jolts of electricity to try to stave off the creeping memory loss of Alzheimer's disease.
By Lauran Neergaard , January 20, 2013
Fargo VA gets $8.5 million to expand mental health services
The Fargo Veterans Affairs Health Care System will get $8.5 million in federal funding in fiscal year 2013 to expand mental health services to Fargo-area veterans.
By Helmut Schmidt , January 12, 2013
Flu more widespread in US; eases off in some areas
Flu is now widespread in all but three states as the nation grapples with an earlier-than-normal season. But there was one bit of good news Friday: The number of hard-hit areas declined.
By Mike Stobbe , January 11, 2013
70 organs you can live without
Every part of the human body has some purpose, but it’s easier than ever to get by with a few missing pieces.
By Ryan Johnson , January 07, 2013
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