Clinical trial treatment at Sanford granted FDA approval
Sanford Health was one of several major cancer centers that participated in a groundbreaking clinical trial testing the combination of chemotherapy with immunotherapy for first-line treatment of advanced non-small cell lung cancer. The treatment – using Keytruda, also known as pembrolizumab, in combination with pemetrexed and carboplatin – recently was granted FDA-approval through the accelerated […]
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PGA TOUR Champions, Sanford Health announce new event
PGA TOUR Champions and Sanford Health announced today a new event to be contested in Sioux Falls beginning in 2018. The Sanford International Presented by Cambria, the first ever PGA TOUR Champions event to be contested in South Dakota, will be played at Minnehaha Country Club the week of September 17-23, and will feature a […]
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Keeping you and baby safe and sunburn free
Keep your baby’s skin safe with these sun safety tips.
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Putting the ‘care’ in health care
It wouldn’t be an understatement to say Liz Bauer, RN, puts the “care” in health care. In her role as Health Coach at the Sanford clinics in Canton and Beresford, she works tirelessly to bridge the gap for patients who cannot afford care. “She is constantly referred patients that lack so many resources because she […]
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Sanford Health to help develop future Olympians
The Sanford Sports Science Institute has collaborated with the National Scholastic Athletic Foundation to become the non-profit organization’s exclusive national sports medicine research partner. The National Scholastic Athletic Foundation is one of the driving forces behind grassroots track and field and cross country in the United States. The NSAF promotes and develops American high school, […]
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Nate White named new Sanford Fargo leader
White is the chief operating officer for Sanford, a position he’s held since 2012. He is the successor to longtime administrator Paul Richard, who will retire later this year after overseeing the merger of MeritCare and Sanford Health and the construction of a $494 million medical center in Fargo. “Nate started with us as an […]
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Profile by Sanford expands to western South Dakota
Profile by Sanford, the comprehensive weight-management program developed by Sanford Health, is expanding to western South Dakota with a franchise location in Rapid City. Scheduled to open in April at 715 Omaha St., the project is a partnership among franchisee James Bertus, M.D.; Sanford Health; and Regional Health. It’s Profile’s first location west of the […]
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Oncology group chooses Sanford for first clinical trial
A new clinical trial at Sanford Health examines whether medications that are FDA-approved for one cancer can effectively treat another. Sanford Health locations in Sioux Falls, Fargo and Bismarck are participating in this national effort. The Targeted Agent and Profiling Utilization Registry Study, or TAPUR, is sponsored by the American Society of Clinical Oncology, the […]
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Sanford Health, Nicklaus Children’s Hospital collaborate
Sanford Health and Nicklaus Children’s Hospital will sequence the genes of nearly 1,000 Latino and Hispanic people in an effort to better understand the health needs of those populations. To launch the project, philanthropist Denny Sanford and Sanford Health have jointly given $7 million to the Nicklaus Children’s Personalized Medicine Initiative in Miami. The project […]
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Sanford launches innovative data project to improve care
Researchers from Dakota universities and private institutions will use real-time data from Sanford Health to study patient trends. The data, which will be stripped of private information, can help improve patient care by identifying underlying causes for various illnesses. The Sanford Data Collaborative will give researchers valuable insights into critical health issues like cancer, diabetes, […]
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