It s tick time again: Take these precautions to avoid Lyme and other diseases
Blacklegged ticks are already out this spring. It’s time to take precautions insect repellents, tick checks and showers to prevent Lyme and other diseases. 5:00 am, Apr. 10, 2021 ×
Across the Northland, blacklegged ticks like this one pose the biggest danger for transmitting disease like Lyme and anaplasmosis. (Photo courtesy of the University of Maine)
The number of cases varies from year to year, but the trend is unmistakable: More ticks are spreading more disease across the Northland, impacting more people who spend time outdoors.
Confirmed cases of Lyme disease in Minnesota jumped from an average of 913 each year in the 2000s to an average of 1,203 cases each year in the 2010s, a 32% increase, according to the Minnesota Department of Health.
It s tick time again: Take these precautions to avoid Lyme and other diseases
Blacklegged ticks are already out this spring. It’s time to take precautions insect repellents, tick checks and showers to prevent Lyme and other diseases. 5:00 am, Apr. 10, 2021 ×
Across the Northland, blacklegged ticks like this one pose the biggest danger for transmitting disease like Lyme and anaplasmosis. (Photo courtesy of the University of Maine)
The number of cases varies from year to year, but the trend is unmistakable: More ticks are spreading more disease across the Northland, impacting more people who spend time outdoors.
Confirmed cases of Lyme disease in Minnesota jumped from an average of 913 each year in the 2000s to an average of 1,203 cases each year in the 2010s, a 32% increase, according to the Minnesota Department of Health.
The ways we grieve and mourn our dead have been deeply impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic.
In a pre-COVID-19 world, when death occurred we would come together with family, friends, and loved ones to support one another during times of pain and loss. Gatherings included meaningful rituals, shared hugs, community meals, and significantly the lifting up of one another during the most difficult times of our lives. And then COVID-19 appeared and robbed us of the intimate, meaningful kind of togetherness that balms the soul when the heart is in grief. The ability to grieve in community was diminished, and so was the healing that comes from being together when we hurt the most.
Health Care + Med Tech | Health Equity Takes Center Stage at Global Minnesota’s World Health Day Michael Osterholm, director of the University of Minnesota’s Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy. Photo provided by University of Minnesota.
Health Equity Takes Center Stage at Global Minnesota’s World Health Day Medtronic’s CEO and Michael Osterholm are among the 30 experts set to speak at the April 7 virtual, all-day event.
World Health Organization director-general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Medtronic CEO Geoff Martha, and Michael Osterholm, director of the University of Minnesota’s Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy, will be among the headliners Wednesday at World Health Day Symposium 2021, the annual event hosted virtually this year by Global Minnesota.
Centennial Heart At Parkridge Hires Interventional Cardiologist And Structural Heart Specialist Matthew Wiisanen, MD, FACC Monday, April 5, 2021 Centennial Heart at Parkridge has hired Matthew E. Wiisanen, MD, FACC, a board-certified and fellowship-trained interventional cardiologist and structural heart specialist. Dr. Wiisanen will serve as medical director of Interventional Cardiology and the Structural Heart Programs at Parkridge Health System. “Dr. Wiisanen will strengthen the heart and vascular services at Parkridge Health and introduce new structural heart capabilities to our hospitals,” said Tom Ozburn, president and CEO of Parkridge Health. “We are redefining cardiac care in Chattanooga, and adding Dr. Wiisanen to our team underscores our commitment to provide the full gamut of cardiac care in Chattanooga.”