Family Medicine Archives - Sanford Health News

Teen girl with sunglasses uses an e-cigarette device.

Vaping illness: Sanford Health warns against e-cigarettes

Vaping linked to 530 cases of severe lung illness and seven deaths nationwide

Tim Gerszewski ⋅ 4 min read

Sanford Health makes way for new West Fargo clinic

Christen Rennich ⋅ 2 min read

Victoria Walker stands smiling, arms crossed, next to a pond outside her office building.

Victoria Walker: Start each day with kindness

Jared Leighton ⋅ 11 min read

Young couple hiking in the woods, where ticks can live and carry disease.

Lyme disease: Welcome to the dark side of summer

Melissa Shutter ⋅ 13 min read

Nursing students in uniform line the stairs outside of a building.

From roles to tools (and air conditioning), care has changed

Jane Thaden Lawson ⋅ 13 min read

Several children, along with nurses, are sitting in wheelchairs or lying in beds on a deck attached to Sioux Valley Hospital in this historic photo from the 1940s.

Sanford Health’s history of service to patients, community

Facing epidemics, or one patient's fear, employees try to make a difference

Jane Thaden Lawson ⋅ 13 min read

A large house stands on a corner lot with little around it but yard.

Tracing memories in Sanford Health’s 125-year mission

Past and present leaders reflect on the health system's history and future

Jane Thaden Lawson ⋅ 17 min read

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

Women's health specialist recommends comfort care and hormonal options

Taya Ordahl ⋅ 8 min read

chromosome

Screening study brings Sanford Health, Harvard together

Collaboration will help guide best practices for patient testing

Jacqueline Palfy ⋅ 5 min read

Individuals standing in line

Population health: Get healthy now to prevent illness later

Movement could help people overcome social barriers to health

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

Patients can remotely perform live, guided exams with a Sanford doctor

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

Screening study brings Sanford Health, Harvard together

Jacqueline Palfy ⋅ 5 min read

Victoria Walker: Start each day with kindness

Jared Leighton ⋅ 11 min read

From roles to tools (and air conditioning), care has changed

Jane Thaden Lawson ⋅ 13 min read

Home kit, app bring patients convenient medical care

Paul Heinert ⋅ 4 min read

Lyme disease: Welcome to the dark side of summer

Melissa Shutter ⋅ 13 min read