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Podcast: Randy Preston, voice of Sioux Falls Canaries and more, benefits from ‘BE FAST’
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Podcast: Neuropsychologist Josefine Combs, PsyD, calls concussions a spectrum to take seriously
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Healthy 20-year-old suffers stroke due to a common condition
Doctors discovered a patent foramen ovale — and closed the hole in her heart
⋅ 6 min read
Specialty clinic team serves as resource for little people
Patients with skeletal dysplasia, or dwarfism, who benefit include Marielle, 10
⋅ 14 min read
Strokes: 5 surprising facts about who’s at risk
Knowing what to do can save a life.
⋅ 8 min read
Brain researcher L-J Pilaz is ‘like a discovery junkie’
New addition to Sanford Research looks at neural stem cells' role in development
⋅ 10 min read
Mr. History heads to front of the class again after stroke
After rehab, Steve Stark gets back to telling and illustrating historical events
⋅ 11 min read
Girl finds support in specialists for rare disorder, cancer
Kaley Maassen, 11, had been seeing team since birth — then had to add oncologist
⋅ 21 min read
Sanford AirMed: A crucial health service in rural Midwest
“He wouldn’t be here if it wasn’t for the air ambulance."
⋅ 5 min read
Stroke or seizure? It can be a fine line between the two
'Stroke has a lot of mimics,' Sanford neurologist says
⋅ 13 min read
Bicycling injuries leave man thankful for care
'I consider myself in the lucky to be moving department.'
⋅ 9 min read
Barking dog alerts woman that she was having a stroke
Dog named Boo was key to waking others and getting help
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