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Sanford Health explores partnership with Fargo’s NRI

Sanford Health explores partnership with Fargo’s NRI

FARGO, N.D. – The Neuropsychiatric Research Institute (NRI) in Fargo, North Dakota, and Sanford Health announced they have agreed to a letter of intent (LOI). This is a non-binding first step in a potential partnership. A proposed partnership would give NRI access to Sanford clinical resources in North and South Dakota – allowing NRI to […]
Darren Huber 4 min read
Running miles to ease anxiety

Running miles to ease anxiety

Mental health benefits of exercise start with just getting started
Jacqueline Palfy 13 min read
Missing connection: Baby born with rare brain disorder

Missing connection: Baby born with rare brain disorder

“She’s overcome so many obstacles, it just blows my mind sometimes."
Kay Todd 5 min read
Regulations, diet, time away from family all stress truckers

Regulations, diet, time away from family all stress truckers

It's a tough job. Self care plays a role in well-being for long distance drivers.
Carson Walker 6 min read
South Dakota boy shows how to fight cancer like a kid

South Dakota boy shows how to fight cancer like a kid

On his 7th birthday, Ben Wieman was supposed to be home in Madison, South Dakota, celebrating his special day with friends and family. Instead, he was in a hospital bed at Sanford Children’s undergoing treatment for leukemia. Just two weeks earlier, Ben woke up with a headache, fever and stomach pain. Later that day – after […]
Kay Todd 4 min read
Sanford Health doctor published in Harvard Business Review

Sanford Health doctor published in Harvard Business Review

The prestigious Harvard Business Review published an article this week on Sanford Health’s efforts in how it gathers and uses health care data to improve our communities’ health. The story by Benson Hsu, M.D., and Emily Griese, Ph.D., entitled “Making Better Use of Health Care Data,” describes the Sanford Data Collaborative and three sample projects: […]
SHN Staff 1 min read
3 things runners need to know about carbohydrates

3 things runners need to know about carbohydrates

Learn to balance carbs with protein and healthy fats while training and racing
Lizzie Kasparek 12 min read
SDSU team doctor shares insight into teams’ winning season

SDSU team doctor shares insight into teams’ winning season

The men’s and women’s basketball teams from South Dakota State University are among the schools for which Sanford Health is the exclusive sports medicine provider. Chad Kurtenbach, M.D., is one of the Sanford Orthopedics and Sports Medicine doctors who’s also a team physician for the Jacks. He offers some insight into injuries the teams have […]
Alan Helgeson 6 min read
Restaurants donate meals to families at Sanford Children’s

Restaurants donate meals to families at Sanford Children’s

FARGO, N.D. – For kids at Sanford Children’s Hospital in Fargo, an injury or illness can mean days, weeks or months in the hospital. Everything changes for not only that child, but also their family. Normalcy falls to the wayside as parents and siblings adjust to accommodate the child in need. Finding normalcy with dinnertime […]
Nadine Aljets 5 min read
Smoking while pregnant: The effects on your baby

Smoking while pregnant: The effects on your baby

Babies whose moms smoke are at higher risk of prematurity and birth defects
Erica Schipper, MD 4 min read

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