Health Information Archives - Sanford Health News

Ear infections: Doctor checks a baby's ears

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

Doctors treat your child's ear infections based on age and severity

SHN Staff ⋅ 6 min read

Flu shot during pregnancy: Pregnant woman holding a sonogram of her unborn child

Baby benefits when pregnant mom gets the flu shot

Heather Spies, MD ⋅ 6 min read

Medicare at 65: Multi Generation Family Celebrating Birthday In Garden

Signing up for Medicare at 65: What you need to know

SHN Staff ⋅ 8 min read

Sanford Health Dr. Paola Vermeer in her lab at Sanford Research

Nerve-wrecking: ‘New way of attacking cancer’

Carson Walker ⋅ 8 min read

The Kamrath family portrait, with Molly holding Collin and Shawn holding Bryce.

Home care nurse crucial for families needing constant care

Jane Thaden Lawson ⋅ 13 min read

A portrait of a sick girl having flu

What you need to know about the flu and the flu vaccine

Learn influenza facts from a doctor. For one, flu shots can't give you the flu

Noe Mateo, MD ⋅ 5 min read

Teal Pumpkin Project. Alternative non-food treats for kids with food allergies. the concept of health for children in the Halloween season. Blurred background.

Teal pumpkins: Offer trick-or-treaters allergy-free option

A teal pumpkin outside your home shows you have non-food treats

Nadine Aljets ⋅ 3 min read

Innovation unit leader spent year as a patient

"I know what it's like to lay in that (hospital) bed day in and day out."

Carson Walker ⋅ 9 min read

a cement path between trees

Love fall colors but hate fall allergies? Don’t just suffer

Sanford Health specialist busts myths about seasonal allergies

Jeanette Rackl ⋅ 5 min read

A doctor and nurse wear gloves while demonstrating how to compress a wound to stop bleeding.

Stop the Bleed: Making bleeding control as common as CPR

Sanford Health provides classes, funding toward kits to prepare SD schools

SHN Staff ⋅ 4 min read

A young girl with a KNCMA1 gene mutation smiles as her mother smooths her hair.

Netflix ‘Diagnosis’ family searches for rare disease clues

A medical mystery in South Dakota is part of a new documentary series

Katie Foutz ⋅ 6 min read

Sick boy with thermometer laying in bed and mother hand taking temperature. Mother checking temperature of her sick son who has thermometer in his mouth. Sick child with fever and illness while resting in bed.

Preparation through vaccination key to staying flu-free

Flu season starts in October and runs through May

SHN Staff ⋅ 4 min read

A mugshot of Ann Safo.

Doctors work to dispel vaccine myths

Vaccines protect both you and your community, Sanford Health doctors say

Mick Garry ⋅ 10 min read

Flu shot FAQs: Myths and facts

An infectious disease specialist answers your questions about flu shots

Wendell Hoffman, MD ⋅ 6 min read

hand touching newborn's head

How to keep your baby safe from influenza

Protect your newborn from the flu with these tips

SHN Staff ⋅ 4 min read

What you need to know about the flu and the flu vaccine

Noe Mateo, MD ⋅ 5 min read

How to keep your baby safe from influenza

SHN Staff ⋅ 4 min read

Learn secrets for an easier labor and delivery

SHN Staff ⋅ 16 min read

Melanoma survivor who had cancer at age 15: Save your skin

SHN Staff ⋅ 11 min read

Weight gain: Does it impact performance?

SHN Staff ⋅ 5 min read