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Whether you want more control, to take charge of your health or to have a better idea of what your future holds, having genetics integrated into your primary care moves care above and beyond the standard. By exploring the genetic changes making you unique and incorporating this into your medical record, your doctors can better […]

How and when a woman begins menopause depends on family history and lifestyle

Current testing helps connect family members with shared diagnosis

One of the most effective tools for health care providers lies within the human body. Your DNA is a set of instructions holding the genetic information that makes you who you are. Variations in your genetics make you unique, but they also influence your health. Still, genetics is just one piece of the puzzle. Lifestyle, […]

One of the most powerful assets to your health care is already within you. Your DNA is a set of instructions, which influences many facets of your health. By diving further into what makes each person unique, we aim to help you make more precise health care decisions. “From person to person, there are a […]

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 […]

The Sanford Imagenetics building in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, will open to the public on Oct. 9, when internal medicine patients begin seeing their care teams at the facility dedicated to integrating genomics and primary care for adults. Sanford Imagenetics was established in 2014 after a gift of $125 million gift from Denny Sanford. Watch interviews […]

Events include workshops, training and advocacy in S.D. and Massachusetts

Genetic counselors can screen couples for 100+ hereditary conditions while family planning

CRISPR is a genetic cut and paste tool, say Sanford genetic counselors

Podcast: Family medicine provider promotes regular screenings and family history

Now is the time to take care of any screenings that you've put off

Podcast: Surgeon talks through mastectomy, lumpectomy, preventive surgery and breast awareness

Kelsey Stoltenberg knew many relatives had high cholesterol, but she wanted to know why

Podcast: No, deodorant and underwire bras do not lead to a diagnosis