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Smiling Dr. Abrea Roark talks with a patient in an exam room. The patient's back is to the camera.

What women ask about, and what their doctors tell them

Answers to questions such as "When am I most fertile?" and "Do I have a UTI?"

Jane Thaden Lawson ⋅ 23 min read

Smiling female college student with backpack on lawn on college campus

College students: Find your dorm, then find a clinic

Simon Floss ⋅ 5 min read

Sanford Health offers COVID-19 antibody testing to public

Jane Thaden Lawson ⋅ 10 min read

The bloodmobile sits in a parking lot. Blood donations are needed during the COVID-19 outbreak.

Blood donations needed during COVID-19 pandemic

Simon Floss ⋅ 4 min read

A Sanford Health nurse gives COVID-19 and Influenza Vaccinations to a woman in her car. An adolescent boy is in the passenger seat. All are wearing face masks.

Sanford Health offers flu and COVID-19 vaccinations

Nathan Aamodt ⋅ 4 min read

A family of four, including mom, a Sanford Health nurse, poses by a natural green backdrop.

Sanford nursing supervisor driven to build team leaders

Carrie Hawley supports team and patients as a leader and mentor

Ashley Schwab ⋅ 7 min read

Easy access to specialty care helps officer get back on job

Webster police officer receives orthopedic surgery, follow-up care close to home

Mick Garry ⋅ 7 min read

Wife and husband pose at wedding dinner.

Employee giving Q&A: Making a difference for others

Clinic director Cindy Mydland believes in giving back to improve health care for all

Kay Todd ⋅ 5 min read

Safe, convenient mammograms: Tour a mobile screening unit

Sanford Health continues to offer mammograms-on-the-go to many rural areas

Simon Floss ⋅ 4 min read

Sanford hosts ‘Thank You Drive Through’ ice cream socials

As a gesture of thanks during the pandemic, Sanford gives out free ice cream

Simon Floss ⋅ 4 min read

From the front lines: Health care hero Molly DeSpiegler, RN

Sanford Health nurse volunteered to work with patients who may have coronavirus

Simon Floss ⋅ 7 min read

Friedreich's ataxia rare disease Raena Brendtro and Dan Brendtro petting thier dog, Luca

Man fundraises for research-study inspiration: his daughter

Friedreich's ataxia can't be stopped yet, but two men have formed a bond trying

Jane Thaden Lawson ⋅ 37 min read

Gene Hoyme sits with his arm on a table smiling at an off-camera interviewer

Pediatric geneticist Gene Hoyme’s influence spans globe

S.D. native helped Sanford in pediatrics, research, Imagenetics, World Clinic

Jane Thaden Lawson ⋅ 28 min read

A woman lies on her stomach during a cupping procedure.

Cupping and dry needling in physical therapy help with pain

'I could feel the improvement right away' as cupping helped lower back pain

Mick Garry ⋅ 9 min read

Rural Health Day: Dianne Karlstad and Troy Grassel laugh during physical therapy

Health care in your hometown? It’s about family, community

Rural Health Day recognizes care providers and patients

Michelle Erpenbach ⋅ 7 min read