Helping Quitters Win
Altru’s Tobacco Cessation Services offer the keys to helping you stay a quitter and become the winner. Quitting tobacco at any time in your life is the best thing you…
Kayla’s Story: Bravely Facing Breast Cancer Before Her 38th Birthday
One day before Thanksgiving of 2018, Kayla Spilde received the worst news of her life. “You have breast cancer.” Her worries started a couple of months prior, as she noticed…
Potatoes: The New Sports Food
Move over, pasta! There’s a new sports food in town: the potato. How many people think of a big pasta meal right before the race to make sure you are…
Expecting the Unexpected: Bringing Home the Rivard Babies
Kari Rivard’s first pregnancy was pretty smooth sailing. Following some blood pressure concerns around week 36, baby girl, Kenzley, entered this world at 5 pounds, 5 ounces after 28 hours…
20 Ways to Take Care of Yourself While Grieving
Grief can be raw, painful, and messy. It is important during times of grief to take care of yourself. Self-care is a crucial part of the healing process and can…
10 Things You May Not Know a Speech-Language Pathologist Treats
“Why am I going to speech? I talk just fine!” When you think of speech therapy, you probably think about children learning to make the correct sounds, like fixing a…
Yes, You Can Complete a 5K!
If you have recently made a healthy lifestyle change, you’re likely excited about the progress you’ve been making. You are likely eating more vegetables and drinking more water. You may…
72 Pounds Lost, Health Gained | Morrie’s HMR Story
I started talking to Dr. Makarem in March of 2018 about Altru’s Weight Management, an HMR Program. The program hadn’t launched yet, and Dr. Makarem was still conducting research on…
Get to Know: Tim Nesdahl, Supervisor of Altru’s Ambulance Services
Last fall, Tim Nesdahl was named Paramedic of the Year by the North Dakota VFW. He has been involved in emergency medical services for over 23 years, with the last…
Team Pam: Running for Colon Cancer Prevention
Three months shy of her 50th birthday, Pam Bernhardson received news no one wants to hear: You have colon cancer. “We were planning to go on vacation,” shares her husband,…
5 Signs that a Hearing Test is a Good Idea
Did you know that an audiologist can be helpful even if you don’t have trouble hearing? A hearing test is an important tool for measuring hearing. Audiologists, who are experts in…
Heroic and Heartbreaking: Heidi Donates the Gift of Life
With just over one month of her eighteenth year of life under her belt, Heidi Anenson was full of energy, spunk, creativity, and a love for all people and all things. Heidi…
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