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Fargo, North Dakota, organization to operate as Sanford Research

FARGO, N.D. – The Neuropsychiatric Research Institute (NRI) in Fargo, North Dakota, and Sanford Health announced they have agreed to a letter of intent (LOI). This is a non-binding first step in a potential partnership. A proposed partnership would give NRI access to Sanford clinical resources in North and South Dakota – allowing NRI to […]

Sanford Health recently was recognized by the Association for the Accreditation of Human Research Protection Programs for its rigorous standards. To be fully accredited, institutions must go beyond the federal government requirements for how to treat human research subjects. Sanford Health is the only accredited health care system in eastern South Dakota and all of […]

MINNEAPOLIS — Members of the Sanford World Clinic team co-presented on their experiences delivering health care in Africa at the Nobel Peace Prize Forum at Augsburg University on Sept. 15. The forum is the only Nobel event held outside of Stockholm, Sweden, and Oslo, Norway. Additionally, Sanford World Clinic experts participated in a panel titled […]

Having a baby in the neonatal intensive care unit can be an extremely difficult thing for parents. But a national network is working to ensure that critically ill newborns have access to the most advanced treatments. The National Institutes of Health’s prestigious Neonatal Research Network is an elite group of 15 sites across the country […]

Your immune system is your body’s defense. Its cells provide protection from ailments like colds and flu, chicken pox and tonsillitis — even cancer. But the protection isn’t perfect. Different types of cancers can “outsmart” the immune system, making it challenging to fight their dangerous cells. In these cases, the immune system needs a little […]

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 […]

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

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 […]