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Integrative wellness patient closes her eyes while a Sanford Health provider puts hands close to her temples.

Giving integrative wellness a try in clinic setting

Sanford acupuncture patient says her debilitating headaches are gone

Simon Floss ⋅ 6 min read

Mature Sanford Health patient sits in her living room and softly smiles in her comfy chair.

Hospice care team became family for one Minnesota couple

Simon Floss ⋅ 7 min read

Blue ilustration of human brain on white background with dots and lines respresenting overstimulation

Neuropsychologist invents ‘brain break’ cap at Sanford

Carson Walker ⋅ 8 min read

A young designer looking stressed out while working in an office

Warning signs and ways to manage stress

Jane Thaden Lawson ⋅ 12 min read

Ashley Ballou-Bonnema sits beside her piano

Woman fights against cystic fibrosis with voice, passion

Jane Thaden Lawson ⋅ 32 min read

A portrait of Stacy Peters, who works as a pharmacist at the Sanford Health CF clinic for cystic fibrosis patients

Clinic sees cystic fibrosis patients’ lives lengthen

Medical advances help more CF patients reach adulthood milestones

Jane Thaden Lawson ⋅ 13 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

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

Ethan Erickson sits in a wheelchair petting a fish.

Cancer patient, 12, gets one last fishing trip — at hospital

Sanford Health and state agency quickly pulled off surprise for boy & family

Jane Thaden Lawson ⋅ 19 min read

Cindy Hoy

Cindy Hoy: ‘Connecting people to hope’

Spiritual care director says chaplains play an important role in health care

Jared Leighton ⋅ 11 min read

Dr. Brett Baloun looks at a book about Crohn's disease seated next to patient Retta Hausman.

Crohn’s, ulcerative colitis patients reclaim lives with help

Newlywed and marathon runner each find their best care to keep diseases in check

Jane Thaden Lawson ⋅ 36 min read

Three women sit on a blue couch with coffee mugs in their hands. They are smiling and laughing.

Pelvic Floor Clinic: Improving patients’ quality of life

Patients can get urogynecology help with therapy, classes and new habits

Alexa Olson ⋅ 8 min read

A nurse pricking a women's finger

Free senior program helps patient overcome prediabetes

Bridging Health and Home program available in Webster, S.D., and Mayville, N.D.

SHN Staff ⋅ 7 min read

Close up of woman practicing mudra meditation

What is integrative health? Treating more than an illness

Specific techniques and practices can help ease patients' stress and discomfort

Ashley Schwab ⋅ 7 min read

Woman playing the piano

Parkinson’s patients reclaim abilities with therapy programs

“I didn’t realize I was talking so softly before. Now I can speak out and be heard."

SHN Staff ⋅ 9 min read