Healthy Living 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

Close up hands of helping hands in elderly home care. Mother and daughter finding hope in hospice care.

Hospice: Loving care in final days

Good Samaritan Society Staff ⋅ 5 min read

Aging in place: Mother and daughter holding hands in living room

Home safety tips help you age in place

Good Samaritan Society Staff ⋅ 5 min read

We have a library of resources available to help you adjust to living with Alzheimer's or a related dementia.

Alzheimer’s disease challenges patients, families

Kristy Anderson ⋅ 8 min read

A girl runs through an obstacle course in a colorful room designed by Sanford fit.

Encouraging kids to be fit for the future

SHN Staff ⋅ 7 min read

A parked semi trailer bears the words Heart & Vascular Screening on the side to advertise Sanford Health's mobile service.

Heart screening ‘means my life was saved’

EKG and alarming coronary calcium score led to surgery

Jane Thaden Lawson ⋅ 8 min read

Four college students present under Technology Solutions banner at Sanford Health Tech Summit.

Students use game technology to rethink health challenges

Sanford Health Tech Summit gives college teams 24 hours to complete designs

Michelle Erpenbach ⋅ 4 min read

Woman purchasing supplements at clinic with flexible spending account money.

Flexible spending accounts: Ways to use that money

Average worker has $172 in flex dollars left at end of year

Mick Garry ⋅ 6 min read

Young man with glasses holds a credit card and pays bills on his phone and laptop.

HSAs, FSAs and busting myths of health savings accounts

HSAs are misunderstood but important financial tools for health needs

Ashley Schwab ⋅ 9 min read

Two images side by side of Jan Dahl near a waterfall and bundled up for a hike in Glacier National Park

Diligent rehab after knee replacements pays off

Painful knees had reduced her activity level, but surgeries restored it

Jane Thaden Lawson ⋅ 8 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

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 volunteer wearing a cap and a blue "volunteer" lanyard leans over a golf cart loaded with golf clubs.

Volunteers keep Sanford International rolling

It takes a village to put on the golf tournament Sept. 16-22

Mick Garry ⋅ 12 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

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

SHN Staff ⋅ 11 min read

What you need to know about dense breast tissue

SHN Staff ⋅ 5 min read

Inspire therapy: Treating sleep apnea without a mask

Taya Ordahl ⋅ 7 min read

Gun violence drawing attention as a public health crisis

Mick Garry ⋅ 10 min read

Weight gain: Does it impact performance?

SHN Staff ⋅ 5 min read