Innovations Archives - Sanford Health News

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

Doctor’s invention aims to reduce injuries from catheters

Quick-release catheter would improve safety for hospital patients

Carson Walker ⋅ 8 min read

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

Sleep apnea brace offers comfortable alternate to CPAP mask

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

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

Jane Thaden Lawson ⋅ 14 min read

Three individuals in a operating room setting

Artificial intelligence may help spot cancer in image scans

Carson Walker ⋅ 5 min read

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

Pat Kelly speaking into a microphone in front of Jacqueline Palfy

Podcast: Ex-engineer now designs for heart patients

28 min ⋅ October 1st

Sanford Health vascular 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 ⋅ October 1st

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

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

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

Innovation unit leader spent year as a patient

"I know what it's like to lay in that (hospital) bed day in and day out."

Carson Walker ⋅ 9 min read

Andy Wentzy stands in front of flags from different countries.

Andy Wentzy: ‘We have world-class partners’

World Clinic leader helps drive health care development globally

Jared Leighton ⋅ 11 min read

Cassie Hajek, a doctor in a white coat, holds a stethoscope to listen to an adult patient's chest in a medical exam room.

Which genetic tests are out there? A comparison

"Newt's World" podcast explores DNA testing with Sanford Health genetics experts

Katie Foutz ⋅ 5 min read

Dr. Christine Arnold is a pediatrician who has invented a bug bite cream, takes an interest in studying home remedies.

Sanford doctor prescribes her own bug bite cream

Christine Arnold's bug cream helps kids cope with discomfort and avoid infection

Mick Garry ⋅ 7 min read

Micah Aberson: ‘Helping the people who help people’

Jared Leighton ⋅ 11 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

New Sanford Health: A conversation with Kelby Krabbenhoft

Jacqueline Palfy ⋅ 15 min read