Sanford Medical Center Fargo set to open end of July 2017
While construction continues at the site of the new $494 million Sanford Medical Center Fargo, planning teams have narrowed in on an opening date for the hospital which is one year away: end of July 2017. Exterior work, such as parking lots and landscaping, will finish in fall of 2016. Interior construction continues to span […]
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Genetic profiling increases cancer treatment options
Genetic profiling of cancer tumors provides new avenues for treatment of the disease, according to a study conducted by Sanford Health and recognized by the American Society of Clinical Oncology. In 2014, Sanford developed and launched the Genetic Exploration of the Molecular Basis of Malignancy in Adults, or GEMMA, to determine if evaluating genetic information […]
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Sanford Health and the Good Samaritan Society partner
To improve senior services in the Bismarck-Mandan area, Sanford Health and the Good Samaritan Society are combining expertise and resources to create a joint venture. As part of this partnership, a 120-bed rehabilitation/skilled care center is being built in southeast Mandan. The joint venture will also include existing Sanford Health Continuing Care Centers in Bismarck-Mandan […]
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Sanford physician helps develop new chemotherapy treatment
A drug that blocks neurotransmitters could reduce nausea and vomiting caused by chemotherapy, research co-authored by a Sanford Health physician and published in the New England Journal of Medicine finds. Sanford oncologist and cancer researcher Steven Powell, M.D., was among a team of researchers who discovered that the drug olanzapine, which is FDA approved for […]
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