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Allina Health Newsroom

This is where we share helpful health information, news about our hospitals and clinics and media reports featuring Allina Health team members as subject matter experts. You can also access our latest news releases and media contacts.

A love of sewing helps provide comfort to cancer patients

[New Ulm Journal, November 16, 2024] Volunteers play such a vital role in helping Allina Health care teams provide exceptional care. Gwen Mack is one of those volunteers. Her good deeds have earned her the tile of Lemon Drop Lady! She donates lemon drop candies and homemade therapeutic corn bags to Allina Health Cancer Institute in New Ulm. Chemo can leave patients with cold hands and an uncomfortable taste and feeling in their mouths. The corn bags warm the hands, and the lemon drops help eliminate that yucky taste.

The Journal in New Ulm profiled Gwen and her mission to help others. Read the entire story here: Warm hands, hearts and lemon drops | News, Sports, Jobs - The Journal (nujournal.com).


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Photo of Gwen Mack<br /> Courtesy: Travis Rosenau
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[Allina Health Newsroom, October 09, 2024] A request to change the date on a markerboard has turned into ongoing surprise-and-delight moments for patients and staff at Allina Health Isles Clinic in Minneapolis.
October 09, 2024
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[Allina Health Newsroom, October 09, 2024] Some of the biggest recent strides in breast cancer treatment have come with immunotherapy.
October 09, 2024
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[KARE 11 News, October 08, 2024] Allina Health and Minnesota United Football Club (MNUFC), the professional soccer team in the Twin Cities, teamed up to put the spotlight on prioritizing mental health in youth sports.
October 08, 2024
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[National Kidney Foundation, October 04, 2024] Inspired by the life and loss of her cherished childhood friend and her father, Sarah Kaspari spends her days supporting the teams that care for local transplant patients and their families
October 04, 2024
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[Minnesota Monthly, October 03, 2024] Minnesota Monthly interviewed the president of Allina Health Cancer Institute, Badrinath Konety, MD, about the way his teams use AI tools.
October 03, 2024
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[Allina Health Newsroom, September 30, 2024] Allina Health’s Whitney and Elizabeth MacMillan Community and Education Center provides a space for community connection in south Minneapolis and helps to uphold Allina Health’s commitments to diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging.
September 30, 2024
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[Fox 9 News, September 24, 2024] The Courage Kenny Rehabilitation wheelchair basketball team is beginning the 2024-2025 season with a new coach. Derrick Bisnett is now leading the team. He and his players spoke to FOX 9 News about their hopes for the season.
September 24, 2024
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[KARE 11 News, September 24, 2024] The revelation has people asking what Parkinson’s is and if Favre’s time in the NFL may have contributed to the onset of the disease.
September 24, 2024
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[Allina Health Newsroom, September 23, 2024] When Manny Marquez began his first solo shift at Allina Health Faribault Medical Center, he had no idea he would be in for an unforgettable eight hours!
September 23, 2024

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Jennifer Steingas
Public Relations Manager
jennifer.steingas@allina.com
Voice/Text: 612-388-1895

Erika Rasmussen
Senior Communications Consultant
erika.rasmussen@allina.com
Voice/text: 708-214-8464