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How strength and conditioning impacts your golf swing

How strength and conditioning impacts your golf swing

Strength and conditioning is a hot topic in the athletic world, prompting many studies in the recent decades. Research typically focuses on high-impact sports, but with the awareness of the strength training regimes of Tiger Woods and other professional golfers, there has been interest to better understand how participation in a golf-specific workout program could […]
Lisa N. MacFadden, PhD 6 min read
Costco customers raise money for children’s hospitals

Costco customers raise money for children’s hospitals

Costco has been a partner with Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals for more than 30 years. In that time, the retailer has raised more than $300 million for children’s hospitals in the U.S. and Canada, including Sanford Children’s Hospitals in Fargo, North Dakota, and Sioux Falls, South Dakota. This year, the Miracle Balloon campaign starts on […]
Emily Fink 2 min read
Deep breath technique helps target breast cancer radiation

Deep breath technique helps target breast cancer radiation

A technique called “deep inspiration breath hold” during radiation shows promise as a way to minimize the impact treatments can have on the heart, especially on patients with cancer in the left breast. Ryan Nowak, M.D., a radiation oncologist at Sanford Health, explains how it works and its benefits. Background Historically, the radiation beam went across […]
SHN Staff 5 min read
Sanford Fargo Marathon: Run with a purpose

Sanford Fargo Marathon: Run with a purpose

Missy Larson can’t wait for the Sanford Fargo Marathon on May 19. She’s looking forward to the excitement that builds around the starting line, racing with runners of all ages and hearing shouts of encouragement from hundreds of fans along the half-marathon route. “I’d have to say, the fans and spectators that line the streets […]
Emily Fink 5 min read
Cancer camp for kids: A life-changing event

Cancer camp for kids: A life-changing event

Each camper is just another kid, even when they come with a port or bald head
Marcia Stubstad, RN, CPHON 5 min read
Celebrate all that oncology nurses do

Celebrate all that oncology nurses do

To their patients, oncology nurses are: educators, advocates, confidants and much more.
Corinne Kompelien, RN, OCN 4 min read
Transplant surgeon’s personal connection with organ donation

Transplant surgeon’s personal connection with organ donation

Daughter born with rare disease benefits from liver donation and transplant
Nadine Aljets 5 min read
Boga Fit: Cardio on a floating mat

Boga Fit: Cardio on a floating mat

My first time trying Boga Fit
Nicole Otis 5 min read
Research updates shared at breast cancer symposium

Research updates shared at breast cancer symposium

Experts discussed the impact of genetics and technology on cancer care
Makayla Disburg 4 min read
Sanford Bemidji minimizes its carbon footprint

Sanford Bemidji minimizes its carbon footprint

Sanford Bemidji has committed to reducing its carbon footprint and expanding green initiatives in every way. With millions of tons of waste going to landfills each year, everyone is losing. And the health care industry is one of the largest waste producers annually. Health care requires vast quantities of equipment, technology and resources to take […]
SHN Staff 6 min read

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