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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[WCCO Radio, September 08, 2024] Allina Health Minneapolis Heart Institute researchers analyzed how the film industry portrays heart attacks on screen. They found moviemakers are contributing to misconceptions by missing the mark on representation.
September 08, 2024
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[Allina Health Newsroom, September 06, 2024] Hospice volunteering happens in private homes, assisted living centers, skilled nursing facilities, group homes and residential hospice facilities. Volunteers who work directly with patients are considered part of the care team, but typically act independently.
September 06, 2024
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[KARE11 News, September 06, 2024] Before their trip to the gold medal match, Team USA had to get past China in the semi-final game. Courage Kenny Rehabilitation Institute held a watch party at Bunny’s Bar & Grill in St. Louis Park to watch that game.
September 06, 2024
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[Allina Health Newsroom, September 06, 2024] John Moore, 57, walked into United Hospital - Hastings Regina Campus on an August morning to do one thing: look each one of these health care professionals in the eye and say thank you.
September 06, 2024
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[WCCO-TV, September 05, 2024] Allina Health psychologist David Nathan, PsyD, LP explains what empty nest syndrome is and how parents can prepare for it.
September 05, 2024
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[Allina Health Newsroom, September 05, 2024] Jen Kelly was riding a horse in 2020 when she fell and suffered a spinal cord injury. She says the expert care she received at Courage Kenny Rehabilitation Institute provided needed support during her recovery.
September 04, 2024
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[Allina Health Newsroom, September 03, 2024] The Allina Health Pharmacy team has been volunteering for nearly a decade at Open Arms of Minnesota, a Minneapolis-based nonprofit that creates medically tailored meals for critically ill people.
September 03, 2024
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[WCCO-TV News, September 03, 2024] Some Minnesota school districts are implementing classroom bans on cell phones, saying it eliminates a major learning distraction. WCCO-TV interviewed Allina Health psychologist David Nathan, PsyD, LP to help explain why this may or may not be a good move.
September 03, 2024
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[WCCO Radio, September 01, 2024] Allergy sufferers may feel like their symptoms have been relentless in 2024, and they want to know what is going on. WCCO Radio invited an Allina Health allergist on its Sunday morning show to answer all of the allergy questions.
September 01, 2024
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[CCX Media, August 30, 2024] The Courage Kenny Rehabilitation Institute Rolling Twins just won the International Wheelchair Softball World Series. Now, the world champs say their next challenge has already started.
August 30, 2024
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