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Dave Hage

Health team leader | Health

Phone: 612-673-7108

Dave Hage is the health editor, supervising reporters who cover medical research, consumer health issues, public health, hospitals and doctors, and the med tech industry.

Norway on foot and fjord

A family travels to Norway with the ultimate tour guide: a Richfield man who was so struck by the country's beauty, he had to share it with others.

Updated: January 14, 2012, - 12:14 PM

Health beat: The state gets its annual checkup

Minnesota, which used to rank No. 1 or 2 on almost any social indicator you could name, has suffered a modest fall from grace in recent years.

Updated: December 08, 2011, - 06:46 PM

Patients bone up on joint surgery

Every class needs a class clown -- even Joint Replacement class at Regions Hospital in St. Paul -- and I had my money on the 40-something mom who sat across the table joking quietly with her teenage daughter.

Updated: May 26, 2011, - 05:53 PM

Nurses set July 6 strike date

The notification came after negotiators for the two sides sat down with a federal mediator Thursday for the first contract talks in almost three weeks.

Updated: June 25, 2010, - 12:06 PM

Businesses worry about health care mandates

Health care legislation under debate in Congress would require employers to offer health insurance - or pay a fee to the government. What do local employers think?

Updated: October 04, 2009, - 09:13 PM

Many in state doing without medical coverage, group says

Families USA says such numbers prove health insurance is becoming unaffordable.

Updated: April 07, 2009, - 08:58 PM

Nearly 1 in 4 Minnesotans without health insurance in 2007-08

Nearly one in four Minnesotans went without health insurance for some period during 2007-2008, a national advocacy group said Tuesday, a sign that rising costs are putting medical coverage beyond the reach of more consumers and employers.

Updated: April 07, 2009, - 02:00 PM