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Sanford Health News

I’m cancer-free. Why don’t I feel relieved?

I’m cancer-free. Why don’t I feel relieved?

Psychologist helps cancer patients through fear of recurrence and survivor’s guilt

Simon Floss ⋅ 9 min read
True or false? Storms make your joints hurt

True or false? Storms make your joints hurt

Alan Helgeson ⋅ 41 min read
Senior living residents share importance of staying active

Senior living residents share importance of staying active

Justin Wulf ⋅ 6 min read

Trending Stories


Quit smoking or using tobacco: A how-to for your health

SHN Staff ⋅ 11 min read

Wellness visits: Regular checkups for everyone

Mick Garry ⋅ 12 min read

Pilot retires after 42-year career at Sanford Health

Courtney Collen ⋅ 4 min read

Men’s sexual health issue doesn’t have to stay hidden

Mick Garry ⋅ 10 min read

Nurse and patient remain friends a decade after stillbirth

Simon Floss ⋅ 7 min read

‘Operations guy’ steps up to help improve compliance

Justin Wulf ⋅ 8 min read

Sanford Health hospitals earn Women’s Choice Awards

Chelsey Kralicek ⋅ 7 min read

Sanford Health named to Becker’s 150 top places to work

Paul Heinert ⋅ 4 min read

6 Good Samaritan locations receive national quality award

Tess Hedrick ⋅ 4 min read

Zebra, art draw guests into assisted living community

Jason Anschutz ⋅ 4 min read

Podcasts


True or false? Storms make your joints hurt

Duration: 22:55
Podcast: Doctor rates things we tell ourselves about arthritis and joint pain

Navigating senior care from the sandwich generation

Duration: 36:18
Podcast: How to manage care for aging parents in the middle of caring for kids

Mission mindset will help senior care meet growing needs

Duration: 09:30
Podcast: Industry leader shares lessons from thriving senior care communities
Man at left watches and coaches woman doing exercises

Fight your body’s ‘decay code’ with daily movement

Duration: 31:10
Podcast: It’s never too late to start exercising. Here’s how.
Unrecognizable nurse taking a mammogram exam to an adult patient at the hospital

Why breast density affects your mammograms

Duration: 22:54
Podcast: Dense breasts are common but may require more screening, says specialist

What to expect with a low-intervention birth

Duration: 20:59
Podcast: Midwives explain options for holistic birth plans, even in the hospital
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Recent Stories


Rapid City-based Creekside Medical Clinic to join Sanford

Rapid City-based Creekside Medical Clinic to join Sanford

Physician-owned group provides primary care to Black Hills community
Paul Heinert ⋅ 5 min read
Early diabetes detection prevents serious illness in toddler

Early diabetes detection prevents serious illness in toddler

PLEDGE study helped 2-year-old with type 1 diabetes diagnosis before any symptoms
Ellen Koester ⋅ 5 min read
Leaders advocate for quality senior care with U.S. Congress

Leaders advocate for quality senior care with U.S. Congress

Workforce and access to care are among top priorities this year
Courtney Collen ⋅ 8 min read
Annual scans help ex-smoker find lung cancer early

Annual scans help ex-smoker find lung cancer early

North Dakota man credits friendship with family doctor for keeping him healthy
Jason Anschutz ⋅ 6 min read
This no-cost genetic screening could improve your care

This no-cost genetic screening could improve your care

ImagineYou from Sanford Health can reveal your genetic health risks and more
Spencer Thompson ⋅ 15 min read
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Sanford in the News


Inside hospitals' digital command centers

Newsweek (June 2025)

New rural rotation program exposes medical residents to rural medicine

HealthLeaders (May 2025)

Why Sanford Health is all-in on virtual care

MedCity News (May 2025)

Sanford 1st to pilot new Epic MyChart feature

Becker's Hospital Review (May 2025)

How health system CFOs are navigating the growing uncertainty

Modern Healthcare (May 2025)

Becker's Healthcare Podcast: Todd Schaffer, president and chief executive officer of Sanford Health Bismarck

Becker's Hospital Review (May 2025)

Big-city resident physicians get a taste of rural medicine

American Medical Association (May 2025)

150 top places to work in health care 2025

Becker's Hospital Review (April 2025)

When hospitals ditch Medicare Advantage plans, thousands of members get to leave, too

KFF Health News/Fortune (April 2025)

Access Health: Sanford CEO on rural survival: 'Virtual care or no care at all'

Newsweek (April 2025)
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Cancer


  • I’m cancer-free. Why don’t I feel relieved?
  • Annual scans help ex-smoker find lung cancer early
  • Quit smoking or using tobacco: A how-to for your health
  • Competitive spirit drives young cancer survivor
  • Lung cancer: Chances, symptoms and prevention
  • More in Cancer

Children's Health


  • Early diabetes detection prevents serious illness in toddler
  • Baby hand and finger skills come with practice
  • Competitive spirit drives young cancer survivor
  • Behavioral health program helps educators support students
  • Sanford Children’s named one of best US pediatric hospitals
  • More in Children's

Genetics


  • This no-cost genetic screening could improve your care
  • Sanford Health joins Undiagnosed Diseases Network
  • Sanford Imagenetics launches new genetic screening study
  • Patient with two rare diseases thankful for Sanford
  • Family faces multiple diagnoses for genetic condition NF1
  • More in Genetics

Heart


  • Quit smoking or using tobacco: A how-to for your health
  • Woman encourages ‘listening to your body’ after SCAD scare
  • Heart screening saves life of 59-year-old farmer-mechanic
  • What causes preeclampsia?
  • You can start preventing heart disease at any age
  • More in Heart

Orthopedics


  • Is it time for an artificial shoulder?
  • Bunion surgery runs in the family for college athlete
  • Patient well-being, safety lead hyperbaric therapy decisions
  • Pediatric scoliosis: What every parent should know
  • Fueling for the long run: Are you eating enough?
  • More in Orthopedics

Pregnancy & Childbirth


  • Nurse and patient remain friends a decade after stillbirth
  • Smoking, tobacco use while pregnant affect your baby
  • How to avoid mastitis while breastfeeding
  • Your first prenatal visit: What to expect
  • Buying a breast pump to match your lifestyle
  • More in Pregnancy

Research


  • Early diabetes detection prevents serious illness in toddler
  • This no-cost genetic screening could improve your care
  • Sanford Research earns NIH grant to study rare bone cancer
  • Sanford Health joins Undiagnosed Diseases Network
  • How to create simple science fun at home
  • More in Research

Senior Services


  • Senior living residents share importance of staying active
  • Leaders advocate for quality senior care with U.S. Congress
  • New assisted living, memory care services open in Rapid City
  • Good Samaritan to join congressional briefing in DC
  • Passion for plants brightens life at Pelican Falls
  • More in Senior Services

Women's


  • Nurse and patient remain friends a decade after stillbirth
  • Sanford Health hospitals earn Women’s Choice Awards
  • Smoking, tobacco use while pregnant affect your baby
  • How to avoid mastitis while breastfeeding
  • Your first prenatal visit: What to expect
  • More in Women's

Innovations


  • Fortune names Sanford to America’s Most Innovative Companies
  • Fargo PA invents device for use in knee replacement surgery
  • Fortune names Sanford Health to ‘most innovative’ list
  • Rural health summit aims to cultivate health care workforce
  • Chief physician moderates rural health innovation forum
  • More in Innovations

News


  • Rapid City-based Creekside Medical Clinic to join Sanford
  • Leaders advocate for quality senior care with U.S. Congress
  • New assisted living, memory care services open in Rapid City
  • Sanford Health CEO to join keynote at Healthcare AI Summit
  • Good Samaritan to join congressional briefing in DC
  • More in News

Sanford Health Foundation


  • A Week of Impact: Roger Maris All-Star Week Advances Cancer Care in Fargo
  • Pours for a Purpose Raises $220,802 for Child Life in Bemidji
  • Blueway Events Raise $394,210 for Cancer Care in Bismarck
  • Kade’s Story: A Journey of Light, Love and Support
  • Hannah’s Story: From Patient to Purpose
  • More in Sanford Health Foundation

Sanford fit


  • Easy Ways to Let Your Toddler Help in the Kitchen
  • Mindset Matters: Building Growth Mindsets in Kids
  • Tips for Raising Independent Kids
  • How to Manage Your Kids' Sugar Intake Without Guilt: A Caregiver’s Guide to Healthier Habits
  • The Power of Journaling: A Caregiver’s Guide to Supporting Teen Mental Health and Emotional Resilience
  • More in Sanford fit

Sanford PROMISE


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