September 17, 2026
Dozens of Allina Health physicians at Mercy Hospital in Coon Rapids and its Unity campus in Fridley, went on strike Monday, September 14, through Thursday, September 17.
September 17, 2026
At its September 14 meeting, the MMA Board of Trustees (BOT) approved the organization’s advocacy priorities for 2027.
September 17, 2026
The MMA joined the AMA and 49 other state medical associations in urging Congress to pass H.R. 9693, the "Patients First Act," which would reform the Medicare physician payment system.
September 17, 2026
September 17 is National Physician Suicide Awareness Day—a day to remember physicians who have died by suicide, and to strengthen the commitment to preventing future loss.
September 10, 2026
Allina Health physicians at Mercy Hospital in Coon Rapids and Fridley have announced that they plan to strike September 14-17.
September 10, 2026
Dionne Hart, MD, DFAPA, FASAM, has been elected as the MMA’s president-elect in this year’s leadership election, which was held electronically in August.
September 10, 2026
The MMA Medical Student Section (MSS) has elected its 2026-2027 leadership.
September 3, 2026
On September 2, the Vaccine Integrity Project (VIP) at the University of Minnesota’s Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy, the American Academy of Pediatrics, the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, the American Academy of Family Physicians, and the Infectious Diseases Society of America issued guidelines recommending Americans continue to get immunized for influenza, COVID-19, and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV).
September 3, 2026
On September 1, Sanford Health and North Memorial Health announced that they had finalized their partnership, and are now one non-profit integrated health system operating as Sanford Health.
September 3, 2026
The Minnesota Department of Health (MDH), in collaboration with the MMA and partner physicians, has released an informational brief on concentrated 7‑hydroxymitragynine (7‑OH) and other kratom products, which are increasingly available in commercial forms such as tablets, gummies, liquids, and “enhanced” or “spiked” kratom products.
