Innovations - Sanford Health News

Focused surgeons performing surgery in operating room

Surgeon’s modified gastrostomy tube may reduce patient risk

Sanford Health's Dr. Steven Briggs redesigns tube used to feed ICU patients

Jeanette Rackl ⋅ 7 min read

Dr. Adam Stys, in surgical mask and gown, consults a computer screen during a heart procedure.

Cardiologist’s math skills help keep patients off dialysis

Carson Walker ⋅ 7 min read

Vascular age calculator: How old is your heart?

SHN Staff ⋅ 5 min read

Science-backed program fuels Profile’s jump on Franchise 500

SHN Staff ⋅ 5 min read

Dr. Bruce Gardner, who invented the Safety Foley Urinary Catheter.

Doctor’s invention aims to reduce injuries from catheters

Carson Walker ⋅ 8 min read

Pat Kelly speaking into a microphone in front of Jacqueline Palfy

Podcast: Ex-engineer now designs for vascular patients

28 min ⋅ February 18th

Sanford Health surgeon Patrick Kelly talks medical innovations

Larissa Risty and Jacqueline Palfy having a conversation in front of podcast microphones

Podcast: Genetics transform breast cancer screenings

26 min ⋅ January 28th

WISDOM study shares clues about history and health, says Larissa Risty

Sanford Fit Kids Zone at Great Shots features and blue and gold climbing wall, interactive floor, TV and "move, play, recharge" on the wall.

Podcast: Sanford Fit builds active waiting rooms

25 min ⋅ January 21st

Climbing walls and dance videos get kids up and out of their seats

pediatric cancer research: Sam Milanovich having a conversation with Jacqueline Palfy in front of microphones

Podcast: Personalized medicine treats kids’ cancers

20 min ⋅ January 2nd

More precision means fewer side effects, says Dr. Sam Milanovich

Men and women in Western suits and colorful cloth wraps stand under umbrellas and hold blue shovels at the construction site of a Sanford World Clinic medical center in Ghana.

Podcast: World Clinic makes lasting health care changes

18 min ⋅ December 17th

Sanford World Clinic VP Jim Slack: Sustainable care is a top goal

Cassie Hajek speaking into microphone

Podcast: In medical genetics, knowledge is power

24 min ⋅ December 3rd

DNA testing is an additional tool in patient care, says Dr. Cassie Hajek

Dr. Suttle smiling facing a host and a microphone.

Podcast: What telemedicine means to your health care

23 min ⋅ November 26th

Dr. Allison Suttle is rethinking doctor-patient relationships in the digital age

Steven Powell smiling in front of podcast microphone

Podcast: Fighting cancer with personalized medicine

25 min ⋅ November 5th

Dr. Steven Powell explains the power of chemo combined with immunotherapy

veterans health care: David Shulkin speaking into microphone in podcast studio

Podcast: ‘We have to do better for our veterans’

19 min ⋅ October 22nd

Dr. David Shulkin on veterans' benefits, mental health care and his new book

Jose-Marie Griffiths and Josh Robinson speaking into microphones

Podcast: ‘Innovation happens all over the place’

32 min ⋅ October 15th

Innovations podcast kicks off with chat about developing tomorrow's workforce

Sanford Health Dr. Michael Sand with his sleep apnea brace.

Sleep apnea brace offers comfortable alternate to CPAP mask

Sanford Health doctor and sleep apnea sufferer invents device

Carson Walker ⋅ 4 min read

Innovation: Tim Miller with one of his movable monitor stands that was made from a discarded IV pole.

Sanford Health technician is go-to innovator

"You've got to know what they’re doing to understand what they need"

Carson Walker ⋅ 10 min read

Denise Kaeslin, a breast cancer survivor and supporter of Sanford Health's survivorship program, stands in front of a cornfield ready to be harvested.

Taking cancer survivorship care to the next level, for all

Inclusive care for cancer survivors is part of $1.8 million CDC grant

Jane Thaden Lawson ⋅ 14 min read

Three individuals in a operating room setting

Artificial intelligence may help spot cancer in image scans

Sanford Health radiologists developing AI solution for oncology

Carson Walker ⋅ 5 min read

Four speakers share a stage with blue and gray curtains.

Better access to health care might come by virtual exam

Sanford CMO speaks on telehealth panel hosted by US News

Katie Foutz ⋅ 5 min read

Veterans health innovators learn from Sanford Imagenetics

Free genetic testing program touted at VHA Innovation Experience (iEx) meeting

Katie Foutz ⋅ 3 min read

nerves on cancer: Sanford Health Dr. Paola Vermeer in her lab at Sanford Research

Nerve-wrecking: ‘New way of attacking cancer’

Sanford Health's Paola Vermeer hopes to slow cancer by disrupting nerves

Carson Walker ⋅ 8 min read

David Shulkin sitting at his desk and smiling with a window in the background.

David Shulkin: ‘Innovation is central to our mission’

Former VA Secretary leads in-house innovation at Sanford Health

Jared Leighton ⋅ 14 min read

Four college students present under Technology Solutions banner at Sanford Health Tech Summit.

Students use game technology to rethink health challenges

Sanford Health Tech Summit gives college teams 24 hours to complete designs

Michelle Erpenbach ⋅ 4 min read

stent graft: Dr. Patrick Kelly performs an abdominal aortic aneurysm repair wearing a glowing head lamp and surgical mask. A computer screen is behind him and nurses stand beside him.

Aortic stent graft named FDA ‘breakthrough’ device

Sanford Health vascular surgeon collaborated in device development

SHN Staff ⋅ 6 min read

Sanford doctor prescribes her own bug bite cream

Mick Garry ⋅ 7 min read

Sanford Health’s history of service to patients, community

Jane Thaden Lawson ⋅ 12 min read

Students use game technology to rethink health challenges

Michelle Erpenbach ⋅ 4 min read

Aortic stent graft named FDA ‘breakthrough’ device

SHN Staff ⋅ 6 min read

Vascular age calculator: How old is your heart?

SHN Staff ⋅ 5 min read