FARGO — We’re only about a week through Suicide Awareness Month, and health experts are helping to dismantle some common misconceptions about suicide and suicidal thoughts. Dr. Alexandra Kohlhase is a therapist at Essentia Health. She says she sees a lot of people worried about their intrusive thoughts. Those are thoughts that are unwelcome, reoccurring, and that upsetting. For example,…
ST. PAUL (KVRR) — Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz is taking action after Health and Human Services Secretary Robert Kennedy Jr. changed recommendations to limit vaccine access. Walz has signed an executive order directing the Minnesota Department of Health to expand its efforts to safeguard vaccine access. MDH will also work with partner agencies to identify and remove barriers to access….
FARGO — These two are the last of a litter of seven that had a rocky start in life, and as you can see from their cuddly and compliant behavior, they’re determined to get themselves a pair of furever homes. Mystic (the tortoiseshell female) and Onyx (the black male) were born to a mom who came in to Far North…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — For the first time ever, Vitalant is offering blood donors a free A1C test for diabetes through the month of September. More than one in three adults has prediabetes and doesn’t know it. Vitalant is testing to see how people react and be able to provide an easily accessible option for their donors. Blood donors will…
FARGO — They’ve got a vision of a world in which people in developing countries get the eye surgeries they need. And next month, you’re invited to help. It’s the third annual “Night for Sight” celebration and fundraiser in Fargo. It used to be a formal gala, but the group, Haiti Eye Mission, decided they wanted to something more playful…
FARGO, N.D./MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) — Approximately 20 percent of both firefighters and paramedics develop post-traumatic stress during their careers. It’s a number larger than the general population risk of 6.8 percent. “We are a family, so we spend so much time together, you get to know each other and everybody’s families really well. But it is very tough to understand…
Courtesy: City of FargoFARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — If you drive by Fargo City Hall this evening, you’ll notice it lit up in purple lights. The City of Fargo is recognizing International Overdose Awareness Day, a global campaign dedicated to raising awareness of overdose and reducing the stigma of drug-related deaths and substance use disorders. The annual day remembers the lives…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Starting in 2026, Essentia rural health clinics may start to receive a portion of a $50 billion Rural Health Transformation Program for the next five years. The program is part of the Big Beautiful Bill Act, and states with rural constituencies were able to apply for a grant. Essentia Health leaders, along with several rural health…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — It’s that time of year again, school has started with a new classroom, new classmates, and homework piling up. Essentia Health Clinical Psychologist, Alexandra Kohlhase, talks about what kinds of feelings there may be. “It’s exciting to go back and see friends. It’s exciting to maybe have some structure entertained to the day. But it’s also…
FILE – Susan Monarez, President Donald Trump’s nominee to be director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, arrives to testify before the Senate HELP Committee, at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, June 25, 2025. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, file)The director of the nation’s top public health agency, Susan Monarez, was fired by President Donald Trump himself late Wednesday because she…
