Suicide is a significant public health issue that impacts individuals, families, and communities everywhere. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, there were nearly 45,000 deaths by suicide in the US in 2016, making suicide the 10th leading cause of death that year. Many more individuals considered or attempted suicide in the same year: 10 million American adults seriously considered suicide and over one million attempted suicide.
Something magical happens when medical equipment provides both an enhanced experience for the patient and advanced diagnostics for the clinician. The new state-of-the-art Philips 3.0Tesla MRI, located on the first floor of the Clinic & Specialty Center, provides a perfect example of how this technology comes together to serve both purposes.
The MRI includes the Philips Ambient Experience – an immersive audio and visual feature in which patients select a “themed setting” that provide a calm and peaceful experience during the MRI study.
The Philips system is also equipped with Compressed Sense technology that offers superior images quality and much shorter scan time.
We asked Dr. David Hilden to participate in a full-body MRI scan and give us his first-hand perspective of having an MRI performed and the advantages of the Ambient Experience and Compressed Sense technology. See the video below.
Going to the MN State Fair? Check out the following events and get together with Hennepin Healthcare at the Great Minnesota Get-Together.
Burn Center at Governor’s Fire Prevention Day
Friday, August 24 | 8:00am – 6:00pm | Hot Zone (Expo Place inside Admission Gate 2)
Meet some of our Burn Center experts as they share important burn prevention information for the entire family on Friday, August 24 (Governor’s Fire Prevention Day at the Fair). Cool off with a fan from Bernie the Rescue Dog!
Live broadcasts of Healthy Matters with Dr. David Hilden
Sunday, August 26 and Sunday, September 2 | 7:30am – 8:30am | WCCO Radio Booth on Carnes Ave.
Be a part of the audience for live broadcasts of Dr. David Hilden’s Healthy Matters radio program! Get your health questions ready, grab some coffee and have a seat at the WCCO Radio booth (located next to Sweet Martha’s Cookies on Carnes Ave. between Nelson & Underwood streets) on Sunday, August 26 and Sunday, September 2 from 7:30am to 8:30am.
Flu shots given by MVNA nurses
Thursday, August 23 through Monday, September 3 | 9am – 6pm | Health Fair 11 Building on the corner of Cooper and Dan Patch
Protect yourself, loved ones and the community from the flu by getting vaccinated! MVNA can bill any insurance and will also accept cash. Join thousands of others who have made getting a flu shot a State Fair tradition!
The answer is blowing in the wind.
Ragweed is a weed grows throughout the country, especially in Minnesota. Ragweed flowers in mid-August and one plant can release up to a billion pollen grains. The ragweed pollen can travel over 400 miles by the wind and unfortunately finds its way to the sinuses of allergy sufferers. (more…)
Was Rip lazy, shiftless, irresponsible or suffering from a sleep disorder?
The 300 year old Rip Van Winkle legend describes a major, (protracted) sleep episode. Legend has it that Rip went for a walk in the woods with his dog and his hunting rifle to escape his nagging wife. High in the Catskill Mountains, he encountered a strange little man carrying a large barrel. Rip gave the man a hand and was given a drink from the barrel as thanks. Rip fell asleep and woke to find his dog gone, his rifle rusty and falling apart, his clothes in tatters and his appearance a mess.
Once he made it back to town he discovered his wife had died 20 years previously, and his small children were now grown.
Was Rip lazy, shiftless, irresponsible or suffering from a sleep disorder? (more…)
