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Secrets of memory loss, according to a brain specialist
Podcast: Understanding Alzheimer’s as a form of dementia and how to spot it early
Homing in on your breast health
Podcast: Family medicine provider promotes regular screenings and family history
Support the physical needs of your ‘mental load’
Podcast: Understanding the brain, how it functions and ways to keep it healthy
Managing weight as a chronic medical condition
Podcast: Weight management specialist on factors, medications, lifestyle changes
Tips for finding senior care, from a senior care nurse
Podcast: Nursing director shares lessons from moving her own grandparents into a nursing home
Varicose veins may be more than surface-level problems
Podcast: Heart specialist warns vein changes can point to deeper medical issues
What does a heart attack feel like?
Podcast: Pain or tightness in the chest, neck, jaw, arm are all signs to call 911
We ask a lactation specialist all your breastfeeding questions
Podcast: Samantha Zeeb, RN, answers how the body makes milk, how to get support and more
Rural doctor and farmer relates to her patients
Podcast: ‘I know the sacrifices they make to get here,’ says Dr. Elizabeth Brown
Mammography vs. thermography for detecting breast cancer
Podcast: Only mammograms can detect breast cancer and reduce your chance of dying from it
Recent Stories
Is it aging? Gut health symptoms you shouldn’t ignore
Gastrointestinal specialist shares digestive red flags in your 40s and beyond
⋅ 5 min read
Bismarck clinic director earns nursing leader fellowship
Ashley Herauf has been chosen for the Becky Nelson Leadership Fellowship
⋅ 4 min read
Infant colds: What’s normal and what’s not
Learn the cold's causes, symptoms, how parents can help, and when to get care
⋅ 12 min read
What to know about total joint replacement surgery
Q&A with an expert: Matthew Carpenter, M.D., orthopedic surgeon, Sanford Health
⋅ 4 min read
Veteran honored with end-of-life pinning ceremony
Hospice nurse cared for both husband and wife, who died within months of each other
⋅ 6 min read
Former nurse’s micropreemie twins cared for at old workplace
Hazel and Briggs Nielsen were born 17 weeks early and weighed less than 2 lbs. each
⋅ 8 min read
What’s making your fall allergies flare up
Harvest season combines with pollen and mold counts to send allergens airborne
⋅ 7 min read
College students: Find your dorm, then find a clinic
In the excitement of being on campus, don’t neglect health care needs
⋅ 5 min read
Empathy helps doctor treat injured student athletes
Anthony Kasch, M.D., uses his own health history to relate to ACL patients
⋅ 6 min read
Sanford Medical Centers ranked top hospitals in ND & SD
U.S. News & World Report 2025-2026 rankings recognize hospitals for exceptional care
⋅ 6 min read
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Weight loss surgery Q&A with an expert
⋅ 7 min read
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Heart
- Innovative nurses, sisters invent new device for heart patients
- ‘Miracle’ baby home and healthy after extended PICU stay
- Preparation key to preventing injury while shoveling snow
- Nurse discovers risk for heart disease through DNA screening
- ND woman first in state with new implantable defibrillator
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Orthopedics
- World of adventure awaits after hip replacement surgery
- Baby with clubfoot deformity gets specialty care from start
- Marshfield Children’s helps girl heal from kickball injury
- New orthopedic hospital opens with emphasis on hospitality
- Preparation key to preventing injury while shoveling snow
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Pregnancy & Childbirth
Research
- Aspire program gives students a closer look at Sanford jobs
- Sanford names transformation chief, health plan leader
- Early screenings make a difference to family facing diabetes
- Clinical trial gives cancer survivor a chance to help others
- Two international hospitals join genomic medicine group
- More in Research
Senior Services
Innovations
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Sanford Health Foundation
- Annie’s Story: A Princess, A Castle and a Kingdom of Caregivers Find Victory Over Childhood Cancer
- Maci’s Story: Finding Joy in the Journey
- Give Smart, Save Smart: 2026 Tax Tips for Every Donor
- Claire’s Story: Living Beyond Limits Thanks to Sanford Children’s in Bismarck
- Celebrating a Visionary: Remembering the Life and Legacy of Denny Sanford
- More in Sanford Health Foundation
Sanford fit
- Which is Best? Fresh Versus Frozen or Canned Fruits and Vegetables
- Helping Children Cope with Back-to-School Anxiety
- Back‑to‑School Resources That Build Positivity, Confidence and Growth Mindset
- Conversation Starters to Help Kids Build Confidence for Back-to-School
- Checking In With Your Kids
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