July 19, 2023
The Minnesota Doctors for Health Equity (MDHEQ) will host an event titled “Improving Health for People who Use Drugs: Community Conversation on Current and Future Harm Reduction Practices” on August 1 from 5 to 9 pm at La Doña Cervecerìa, 241 Fremont Ave North, in Minneapolis.
Admission is free, but online registration before the event is required. For more information on the event, please click here.
The MMA is pleased to sponsor this event given recent updates to MMA policy on illicit drug use harm reduction and decriminalization. Ryan Kelly, MD, the chair of the MMA’s Illicit Drug Harm Reduction and Decriminalization Work Group, will serve as a panelist, and the MMA’s FAQ on Decriminalization of Drug Possession will be distributed as part of the discussion.
If you have any questions, please contact Adrian Uphoff, health policy analyst.
October 8, 2026
On September 29, a Hennepin County jury issued an $84 million malpractice verdict against Fairview Health Services, in a case involving a patient who died of complications following an exercise-induced heart attack.
October 8, 2026
A group of fifth-grade students from Lincoln Elementary School in St. Cloud got a firsthand look at the world of medicine on October 5, during a special Mini Medical School Day hosted by the University of Minnesota Medical School CentraCare Regional Campus St. Cloud.
October 8, 2026
On October 7, the MMA released an updated version of its “The One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) Resource Guide for Physicians.”