MDNews - Minnesota

++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Contents | JAN 2014 | ON THE COVER PAGE 6 NORTH MEMORIAL HEALTH CARE: BUILDING CONNECTIONS WITH REVITALIZED REFERENCE LABORATORY SERVICES FEATURES DEPARTMENTS NORTH MEMORIAL HEALTH CARE: BUILDING CONNECTIONS WITH REVITALIZED REFERENCE LABORATORY SERVICES 6 At the North Memorial Health Care Reference Laboratory, a high-tech, quick-turnaround approach to pathology, under the guidance of new leadership team members, is delivering patients and providers not only fast results but also improved connectivity. THE LINK DIAGNOSTICS HOSPITAL ROUNDS TECHNOLOGY THAT'S NEWS UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA PHYSICIANS HEART AT FAIRVIEW: FIGHTING PULMONARY HYPERTENSION 10 Developed from a prestigious heart failure program at the University of Minnesota Medical Center, Fairview, a dedicated Pulmonary Hypertension Program focuses on aggressive management paired with appropriate clinical trials. WHAT'S TRENDING IN MEDICINE IN 2014 12 From the rise of mobile diagnostic applications to the shift toward physician-hospital alignment, the healthcare industry continues to rapidly move away from medicine as it was practiced just a decade ago. SPECIAL CLINICAL SECTION: MENTAL HEALTH 10 BRINGING BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CARE TO THE FRONT LINES 16 With healthcare coverage expanding to include mental health needs, such care has to first become more available. Several hospitals and clinics are addressing that concern by bringing behavioral health professionals into the primary care setting. NEW INSIGHTS INTO ANXIETY DEVELOPMENT 18 New research suggests stress reactions that begin in the brain can prompt certain actions by the immune system, which, in turn, influence behavior. AT A GLANCE: THE HISTORY OF MENTAL HEALTH 20 The field of mental health has grown exponentially in the past century. View the data in this article. 16 22 24 26 28 29

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