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WALL LAKE, S.D. — Evan Mahrous switches gears flawlessly. He has to. Any stumble in transitioning from the bike to his running shoes costs him time. Today, on a breezy, sunny day at Wall Lake Park, no movement of Evan’s is wasted. With a head full of golden locks, Oakley sunglasses covering the sharp focus […]

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. — Sanford Health recently launched a clinical trial using a genetically engineered virus that aims to destroy therapy-resistant tumors. The Phase I immunotherapy trial is for those ages 18 and older with metastatic solid tumors that have not responded to standard treatments. The treatment injects an oncolytic (cancer-destroying) virus — vesicular stomatitis […]

Sanford Health first in nation to launch Phase I of the Vyriad viro-immunotherapy trial SIOUX FALLS, S.D. – Sanford Health recently launched a clinical trial using a genetically-engineered virus that aims to destroy therapy-resistant tumors. The Phase I immunotherapy trial is for those ages 18 and older with metastatic solid tumors that have not responded […]

F-M Ambulance had a record-breaking day Tuesday, Aug. 8, 2017, with 122 calls for service in 24 hours that day, beating the old record of 107, which happened during the Fargo Marathon. The next day they responded to 106 calls. Sherm Syverson, senior director of F-M Ambulance, said this is remarkable for several reasons. The […]

Classrooms and communities in South Dakota and Massachussetts benefit from genetics ed

Sanford Health clinics in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, and Fargo, North Dakota, are among a limited number of providers in the U.S. that offer a vaccine to protect overseas travelers against yellow fever. A shortage of the YF-VAX® vaccine prompted the organization to take part in a program that provides access to an alternative medication […]

The new Sanford Imagenetics building opens this fall in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, to house the unique program that integrates genomic medicine with innovative primary care for adults. See photos of the 100,000-square-foot project in the Argus Leader.

FARGO, N.D. – Sanford will celebrate the opening of its new hospital with a ribbon cutting celebration on July 24, one day before opening to patients at 5 a.m. on July 25. The ribbon cutting signifies the completion of over a decade of planning and construction on the $494 million, 284-bed medical center. “We made […]

The Sanford Project: T-Rex Study, a Phase 2 clinical trial conducted collaboratively by Sanford Health and Caladrius Biosciences, Inc., (Caladrius)(Nasdaq: CLBS), has reached the halfway point for enrollment and treatment. The project is studying the potential of CLBS03, Caladrius’ cell therapy consisting of each patient’s own regulatory T cells, or Tregs, to help the body […]

An innovative network is making access to all-important information about individual breast cancer risk more convenient. Women schedule screening mammograms and receive an electronic invitation to an Athena Breast Health Network questionnaire. Those who choose take a few minutes to answer the questions and find out if they may be at elevated risk for breast […]