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Quit smoking or using tobacco: A how-to for your health
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What causes preeclampsia?
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You can start preventing heart disease at any age
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Podcasts
What does a heart attack feel like?
Podcast: Pain or tightness in the chest, neck, jaw, arm are all signs to call 911
Stadium announcer loses speech, recovers from stroke
Podcast: Randy Preston, voice of Sioux Falls Canaries and more, benefits from ‘BE FAST’
Four pillars of weight management, defined
Podcast: Medicines like Ozempic, Wegovy are only part of long-term weight management
TikTok nutrition trends: What’s safe versus a scam
Podcast: Weight management specialist debunks diet claims of powdered greens, WaterTok and more
COVID and the important connection to heart health
Podcast: Dr. Tom Stys says COVID infections plus our pandemic lifestyle can make heart disease worse.
Importance of heart and vascular screenings
Podcast: Your heart health and the benefits of screenings with cardiologist Ahmed Abuzaanona
Genetics and cardiology partnering for heart health
Podcast: Drs. Cassie Hajek & Tom Stys explain how preemptive genomic screening helps patients
Recent Stories
GLP-1s for weight loss have heart benefits, too
Patients who lose weight with the help of medicine also find better heart health
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How weight loss surgery improves overall health
Resolve sleep problems, digestive issues, high blood pressure and other conditions
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Women’s health: What screenings are due and when?
Your guide to staying healthy at every age and stage of adulthood
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Newsweek ranks Sanford hospitals among America’s best
Sioux Falls and Bismarck medical centers earn honors in five specialties
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Boy’s heart defect, cleft lip and palate found in utero
High-risk pregnancy team guides family through delivery and baby’s surgeries
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Daylight saving time tips to ease health effects
"Spring forward" or "fall back," the effect is like a mild case of jet lag
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Heart surgeries connect Bismarck couple married 60+ years
Both Vern & Claudia Krebs have had procedures with same Sanford doctor
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Sitting is the new smoking: ‘Truly a silent killer’
Sitting for long periods can cause health problems including heart disease and cancer
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There is a season for heart disease, study says
Even people in milder climates may be affected by seasonal changes
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Heart & vascular screenings: What’s the difference?
They are two distinct screenings, but both are important to your health
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GLP-1s for weight loss have heart benefits, too
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Innovations
- Sanford Health Plan president speaks at Healthapalooza
- Fortune names Sanford Health one of America’s most innovative companies
- Digital tools help free up nurses for more patient care
- Doctors teach AI to help spot cancer in image scans
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- $1M gift funds behavioral health care at children’s hospital
- Sanford earns highest award for workplace mental health
- America’s Best Maternity Hospitals include 3 Sanford centers
- Sanford Research earns NIH grant to study rare bone cancer
- Andy Munce named president and CEO of Sioux Falls region
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Sanford Health Foundation
- Kali’s Story: Strength, Survival and the Storm Within
- Cycling for a Purpose: GABR Raises $88,000+ for Local Kids
- Employees Raise $593,863 During 2025 Celebration of Gratitude Campaign
- A Soundtrack for Hope: Big Stars & Pink Guitars Raises $1,098,250 for Breast Cancer
- Fueled by Philanthropy, Child Life Programs Deliver Care Beyond Medicine
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- Easy Ways to Let Your Toddler Help in the Kitchen
- Mindset Matters: Building Growth Mindsets in Kids
- Tips for Raising Independent Kids
- How to Manage Your Kids' Sugar Intake Without Guilt: A Caregiver’s Guide to Healthier Habits
- The Power of Journaling: A Caregiver’s Guide to Supporting Teen Mental Health and Emotional Resilience
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