Family Medicine Archives - Sanford Health News

Keeping Gunner Olesen healthy has been a cooperative effort involving his parents and a medical team that includes a medical staff at Sanford Health in Chamberlain, S.D., and in Sioux Falls.

Children’s specialty care: A team approach

Gunner Olesen greets his challenges and his providers with a bright disposition.

Mick Garry ⋅ 12 min read

Woman with stomach ache lying on the sofa.

Effective ways to ease periods for women and teens

Taya Ordahl ⋅ 8 min read

chromosome

Screening study brings Sanford Health, Harvard together

Jacqueline Palfy ⋅ 5 min read

Individuals standing in line

Population health: Get healthy now to prevent illness later

Jane Thaden Lawson ⋅ 18 min read

Mom holds a digital device from Tyto Care on her daughter's chest to measure her vital signs at home.

Home kit, app bring patients convenient medical care

Paul Heinert ⋅ 4 min read

A nurse consults a doctor on a computer screen.

Opinion: Telehealth is calling — will Congress pick up?

Telehealth is the house call of the digital age.

Allison Suttle, MD ⋅ 10 min read

DTSF Sanford Acute Care Clinic

New health care clinics located near home and work

Sanford Health offers expanded hours and 24-hour options for patients.

Carson Walker ⋅ 11 min read

Kelly and Scott Krenzel with their two sons, Henry (top) and Finnegan

Postpartum bleeding follows festive, ‘picture-perfect’ birth

Mom thought of husband and baby: “I don’t know if I’ll see these guys again.”

Jane Thaden Lawson ⋅ 28 min read

Doctor checks a baby's ears

Ear infections in children: What to do and what to know

The doctor will treat your child's ear infections according to their age and the severity of the condition.

SHN Staff ⋅ 6 min read

Kristin Roers in the North Dakota Legislature

2 Sanford Health employees elected to Legislature

"Fifteen to 20 percent of bills have a direct or indirect connection to health care."

Jane Thaden Lawson ⋅ 17 min read

Sanford Health clinic at Sanford Sports Complex

Sanford Health breaks ground on new clinic at sports complex

Sioux Falls building will also house The Summit League headquarters.

Shawn Neisteadt ⋅ 2 min read

Andre Johnson, who bought male breast cancer, and his daughter

Male breast cancer: Pink stands for men, too — even farmers

“I was speechless. How can a male have breast cancer? How could this happen to me?"

SHN Staff ⋅ 9 min read

Sinus infection pain: $11 billion spent annually in U.S.

1 in 8 adults, or about 31 million Americans, receive a diagnosis, and the symptoms can linger for weeks.

Ashley Schwab ⋅ 6 min read

children in halloween costumes

Halloween: 5 tips to keep kids safe and healthy

Here are some suggestions from a Sanford Health pediatrician.

SHN Staff ⋅ 5 min read

Dr. Skogerboe while bird hunting

Bird hunting on land and water can be hazardous

'Nothing will kill a hunting trip quicker than going to the emergency room with a heart attack.'

Pat Miller ⋅ 12 min read

Get Care Here: Health care at your convenience

Erin Heinert ⋅ 4 min read

Home kit, app bring patients convenient medical care

Paul Heinert ⋅ 4 min read

Low-intervention birth rooms help moms relax

SHN Staff ⋅ 7 min read

Sanford Health breaks ground on new clinic at sports complex

Shawn Neisteadt ⋅ 2 min read

2 Sanford Health employees elected to Legislature

Jane Thaden Lawson ⋅ 17 min read