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Supervisors have many responsibilities in maintaining safe and productive workplaces. One of the most important involves identifying potential workplace alcohol use. Hard to spot Alcohol abuse affects nearly 14 million Americans, making it the most abused drug in the country. And it can go unnoticed. Employers can go for years without knowing an employee has […]

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. – Sanford Health hosted a ribbon cutting and open houses for employees and the public this week to mark the opening of the new Sanford Imagenetics building. It is the first program in the nation to embed the latest in genomic medicine with primary care. Sanford Health providers evaluate a patient’s family […]

Workspace assessments help fit a worker to a job, reducing the risk of injuries

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 […]

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.

Studies performed by a Sanford Research scientist using an innovative stem-cell model for a fatal developmental disorder is the focus of a recent study published in Nature Medicine. Kevin Francis, Ph.D. uncovered unique cellular defects associated with Smith-Lemli-Opitz syndrome (SLOS) by modeling this disease using induced pluripotent stem cells. Francis’ study is titled “Modeling Smith-Lemli-Opitz […]

Sanford Health’s weight management system has helped its members lose more than 1 million pounds. Profile by Sanford’s members, which now total nearly 50,000, reached the milestone across its 25 locations in 10 states. Built on clinical research and advisory oversight from Sanford physicians and researchers, Profile uses meal-replacement products, nutritionally complete food and health […]

Sanford Health has more than doubled its locations in Ghana in the past three months thanks to a public-private partnership with the national government in the African country. Ghana Health Services recently transitioned 12 of its facilities in the Central and Western Regions of Ghana to Sanford World Clinics.  These locations were operating under the […]

David Pearce, president of Sanford Research, recently talked to MED Magazine about clinical trials.

Two leaders in bringing health equity to global locations are collaborating to improve care in Africa. Sanford International Clinics and Global Health Corps have partnered to enhance the level of care in developing parts of the continent. The two organizations, which both have an existing presence in Africa, will work to develop health care professionals […]