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Dr. Rafael Andrade is linking better environmental practices with cost savings to encourage large health systems (like M Health Fairview) to make small changes that add up. For example, by not unwrapping the backup instrument kit in surgery unless it's needed, the hospital saved $18,000 per year, as well as prevented half a ton of medical waste. READ MORE>>
When a traumatic injury occurs (like a car accident or battle injury), the clock starts ticking. The sooner the victim receives care and is transported to a hospital, the better the outcome. Survival partly depends on where the trauma happened (rural victims are 31% more likely to die than urban victims). The new Translational Center for Trauma Care wants to improve those odds by developing better technology and knowledge for prolonged field care, helping patients survive until they can reach advanced care.
If you only watch one video this year, make it this one. Tim McDonald had a rare tumor in his jaw. The tumor (and jaw) had been removed, but radiation was the best choice to ensure no malignant cells were left behind. Radiation therapy can be brutal, especially when it involves the face and neck. Tim believes that he wouldn't have made it through without the care and support of Dr. Sumit Sood and his team at the M Physicians Radiation Therapy Clinic in Wyoming, MN. READ AND WATCH MORE>>
Brad Peterson's father and brother had died from heart disease, but it was still a shock when his cardiologist, Dr. Christina Fanola, diagnosed early-stage heart failure. His search for a cardiothoracic surgeon took him across the state, but ultimately he found what he was looking for back at the University, Dr. Ranjit John. One open-heart surgery, a new valve, a special clip, and some months later, Brad is back playing pickleball, and now he has his whole heart in the game. READ AND WATCH MORE>>
Considering the amount of trouble it can cause, most laypeople are not terribly familiar with their vagus nerve or what it does. It impacts everything from digestion and heart rate to speech and urine output. If vagus nerve stimulation (VNS) can treat epilepsy and depression, what other conditions might also respond to VNS? University researchers received a three-year, $21 million NIH grant as part of the Stimulating Peripheral Activity to Relieve Conditions (SPARC) initiative to conduct this research.
Dr. Annette graduated from the University of Minnesota Medical School in 1983, the first woman in the Minnesota Chippewa Tribe to become a physician. She did her residency at the Duluth Family Practice Center, and launched her career in 1986 in the Indian Health Service. She has been an administrator, educator, policy-maker, and strong advocate at local, state, and national levels. Her honorary Doctorate of Law, awarded by the University in Duluth last month, is the most recent recognition of her remarkable career.
Elias's mom speaks for many parents of autistic children when she says, "Time is Neurons!"
