GRAND FORKS The University of North Dakota School of Medicine & Health Sciences presented a number of awards to its graduating medical students and the schoo
Dr. Dawn Mattern, medical director of Trinity Health Sports Medicine, will host Minot’s annual Doc Walk today at 6:30 p.m. in Oak Park. People of all ages and
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Roxanne Vendsel, director of nursing at First District Health Unit, speaks at a news conference in Minot City Hall Wednesday.
COVID-19 vaccinations are opening to anyone receiving a paycheck as the vaccination rate across Ward County climbs past 20% of the population.
“Anybody that receives a paycheck now is considered an essential worker and can receive vaccine,” Lisa Clute, executive director for First District, said at a news conference Wednesday. “Any size paycheck. If you are in college and have a side job, that qualifies.”
Trinity Health is vaccinating essential workers, sorted by vulnerability from its patient lists. This weekend, Trinity expects to pass 10,000 doses administered to patients since the start of the vaccination program, said Dr. Jeffrey Sather, chief of staff. Shipments that had been arriving every three weeks are now coming more quickly, and as supply becomes more available,
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Dr. Dawn Mattern, a family practice/sports medicine specialist with Trinity Health, has been certified as a diplomate of the American Board of Lifestyle Medicine, according to information provided by Trinity.
Lifestyle medicine is a medical specialty that employs evidence-based therapies such as physical activity, nutrition, adequate sleep, and stress management to address chronic illness. To become certified, doctors must pass a board exam and demonstrate competency in the practice of lifestyle medicine.
Mattern is a longtime advocate of exercise and other healthy behaviors as a first-line approach to treating and preventing many chronic diseases.
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