An HIV blocker discovered? Bob Collins March 4, 2009, 12:00 PM Mar 4, 2009 2 University of Minnesota researchers say a common substance appears to block HIV transmission in monkeys. Read more →
Step away from the screen Bob Collins February 25, 2009, 4:20 PM Feb 25, 2009 3 Is social networking making you sick? Read more →
Why insured people aren’t paying their medical bills Bob Collins February 20, 2009, 2:32 PM Feb 20, 2009 2 An update on a post showing the rapid rise in unpaid medical bills by people with health insurance. Read more →
Hospitals in a squeeze Bob Collins February 12, 2009, 5:03 PM Feb 12, 2009 2 Financially, just about everything is going wrong for hospitals these days. Read more →
Health-care the A-Rod way Bob Collins February 8, 2009, 8:27 AM Feb 8, 2009 4 The health care system in this country is in the steroid era, too. Read more →
Peanut butter widget Bob Collins February 2, 2009, 10:18 AM Feb 2, 2009 1 The FDA tries a new way of alerting people to the salmonella recall. Read more →
Hope for MS patients Bob Collins January 30, 2009, 3:18 PM Jan 30, 2009 1 Researchers in Chicago say they’ve reversed the effects of Multiple Sclerosis. Read more →
Pandemic plans Bob Collins January 30, 2009, 10:45 AM Jan 30, 2009 3 Health officials have released a plan for deciding who gets rationed care during a flu pandemic. Read more →
Who’s the most important in a flu pandemic? Bob Collins January 29, 2009, 3:32 PM Jan 29, 2009 8 On Friday, the Minnesota Department of Health will provide ethical guidelines for deciding who gets first crack at vaccines and equipment. Read more →
On Campus: Facing roadblocks Bob Collins January 29, 2009, 11:01 AM Jan 29, 2009 2 State budget cuts may hit some people on two fronts. Read more →
The governor’s budget Bob Collins January 27, 2009, 2:10 PM Jan 27, 2009 33 Gov. Pawlenty cuts accessibility to health care, among other cuts. Read more →
The peanut butter chronicles Bob Collins January 19, 2009, 8:15 AM Jan 19, 2009 3 Who can figure out what cookies or snacks contain the salmonella-contaminated peanut butter? Read more →
Bed bugs Bob Collins January 15, 2009, 4:49 PM Jan 15, 2009 4 A day in the life of a bed bug reads like a cheap sci-fi novel. Read more →
The peanut butter mystery Bob Collins January 12, 2009, 11:29 AM Jan 12, 2009 1 One area school system benefits by swearing off peanut butter. Read more →
Minnesota health agency cracks salmonella mystery Bob Collins January 9, 2009, 6:55 PM Jan 9, 2009 9 It took the Minnesota Department of Public Health to figure out what was causing a nationwide salmonella outbreak. Read more →
Bob Collins
Peanut butter widget
On Campus: Facing roadblocks
The governor’s budget
Bed bugs