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Updated: May. 23, 2022 at 10:29 PM CDT
|By Dakota News Now staff
The baby formula shortage isn’t just affecting parents with kids at home, hospital systems with babies in the NICU are also feeling the pinch.
Updated: May. 19, 2022 at 2:42 PM CDT
|By Sam Wright
Avera Medical Group staff discuss the most prevalent concerns associated with skin cancer.
Updated: May. 16, 2022 at 10:34 PM CDT
|By Dakota News Now staff
These trials are vital in providing cancer researchers with data as they work to develop future therapies.
Updated: May. 13, 2022 at 8:42 PM CDT
|By Brian Allen
May is Stroke Awareness Month. We speak with an Avera doctor about the symptoms of a stroke and what you can do to evaluate your risk.
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Updated: May. 9, 2022 at 10:52 PM CDT
|By John Gaskins
Among the benefits from the donations and race entrance fees: Cancer research and technology, detection, screening, navigation programs, and a wig program, art therapy, music therapy, aromatherapy, and massage therapy.
Updated: May. 6, 2022 at 6:42 AM CDT
|By Alexandra Todd
Avera OB/GYN Dr. Dominique Boadwine shares her recommendations for teen reproductive health.
Updated: May. 2, 2022 at 10:13 PM CDT
|By Dakota News Now staff
Genomic medicine uses a patient’s genetic information from the cancer cells to guide treatment options after a cancer diagnosis.
Updated: Apr. 28, 2022 at 10:27 PM CDT
|By Brian Allen
Avera has opened a new Orthopedic Urgent Care at 77th and Louise in Sioux Falls.
Updated: Apr. 25, 2022 at 10:30 PM CDT
|By Dakota News Now staff
May is Women’s Health Awareness month, which focuses on what women can do to embrace health at different stages of their life.
Updated: Apr. 21, 2022 at 1:58 PM CDT
|By Sam Wright
Dr. David Basel explains how COVID is still affecting us locally and what the repealed mask mandate means for us.
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Updated: Apr. 18, 2022 at 10:30 PM CDT
|By Dakota News Now staff
For Bob, the process was simple and smooth, and he was awake and alert for the whole procedure.
Updated: Apr. 14, 2022 at 10:24 PM CDT
|By Brian Allen
Avera Health has launched a new Behavioral Health Urgent Care program at their Behavioral Health Hospital on 69th Street in Sioux Falls.
Updated: Apr. 4, 2022 at 10:30 PM CDT
|By Dakota News Now staff
For the last 20 years, Scott Vanden Bosch has lived with pain in his back that migrated to his hip. The pain got so bad that it had a major impact on his daily life.
Updated: Mar. 31, 2022 at 6:25 PM CDT
|By Sam Wright
A study determined colorectal cancer in individuals less than 50-years-old was increasing by 2% per year which encouraged a change in the recommended age for screening.
Updated: Mar. 28, 2022 at 10:32 PM CDT
|By Dakota News Now staff
April is National Donate Life Month.
Updated: Mar. 24, 2022 at 10:27 PM CDT
|By Brian Allen
Are we nearing the end of the COVID pandemic? We talk with Dr. Kevin Post from Avera Health about the status of the spread of the virus.
Updated: Mar. 21, 2022 at 10:31 PM CDT
|By Dakota News Now staff
Physical Therapy can help a patient regain strength and mobility after an injury with the goal of getting back to how life was before they got hurt.
Updated: Mar. 17, 2022 at 1:54 PM CDT
|By Sam Wright
Avera Sports Medicine Physician Dr. Jon Buchanan talks about the benefits of getting active in the warmer weather and some ways to work smarter, not harder.
Updated: Mar. 14, 2022 at 10:53 PM CDT
|By Dakota News Now staff
Health officials have now lowered the recommended age for people to be screened for colon cancer.
Updated: Mar. 10, 2022 at 6:01 PM CST
|By Erik Thorstenson
Avera Medical Minute: National Kidney Day
Updated: Mar. 8, 2022 at 8:51 AM CST
|By John Gaskins
The Avera Foundation provided a grant to help multiple sclerosis patients physically, and mentally, recover together.
Updated: Mar. 7, 2022 at 10:37 AM CST
|By Dakota News Now staff
Experts say 30 million Americans will have an eating disorder in their lifetime.
Updated: Feb. 28, 2022 at 10:34 PM CST
|By Dakota News Now staff
Sr. Mary Jaeger is a familiar face around the Avera Heart Hospital.
Updated: Feb. 24, 2022 at 10:23 PM CST
|By Erik Thorstenson
Avera Medical Minute: Coronavirus update.
Updated: Feb. 14, 2022 at 10:13 PM CST
|By Dakota News Now staff
Stella says she is forever grateful for that phone call, for the Avera@Home program, and especially for Brenda Soper.
Updated: Feb. 10, 2022 at 11:21 PM CST
|By Brian Allen
We speak with an Avera Health cardiologist about what Heart Disease is and what symptoms you can be looking out for.
Updated: Feb. 7, 2022 at 9:36 PM CST
|By Dakota News Now staff
The tasks that come along colder weather put even more strain on our heart.
Updated: Feb. 4, 2022 at 9:46 AM CST
|By Erik Thorstenson
Travel during the pandemic
Updated: Jan. 31, 2022 at 10:30 PM CST
|By Dakota News Now staff
January is cervical cancer awareness month, which aims to highlight the importance of screening for the disease.
Updated: Jan. 27, 2022 at 5:03 PM CST
|By Sam Wright
Avera Dermatologist Kathleen Engeln, MD, explains what is at risk with the cold weather regarding our skin and how to protect it.
Updated: Jan. 24, 2022 at 10:46 PM CST
|By Anndrea Anderson
South Dakota -- right now -- is seeing its highest number of COVID positive cases and patients coming into hospitals. Health officials say we are now in our fourth and largest surge of this pandemic.
Updated: Jan. 21, 2022 at 10:55 AM CST
|By Dakota News Now staff
Officials with Avera Health say they had under 100 patients system-wide at the start of the year. In just over two weeks, that number has more than doubled to more than 200.
Updated: Jan. 17, 2022 at 10:36 PM CST
|By Dakota News Now staff
“The key takeaway would be that anyone can do an AR-FIT class whether you are a beginner or if you’ve been in the gym for a long time. We can modify exercises or we can make something a little more difficult if you’re someone who needs an extra push,” said Nielson.
Updated: Jan. 10, 2022 at 10:35 PM CST
|By Dakota News Now staff
Sequencing is a complex, time-intensive process, but it’s a vital one to be able to track and trace the trajectory of the virus.
Updated: Jan. 7, 2022 at 11:24 AM CST
|By Erik Thorstenson
Avera Medical Minute: Open enrollment deadline is coming soon.
Updated: Dec. 27, 2021 at 10:31 PM CST
|By Dakota News Now staff
Doctors say having the ability to undergo treatment closer to home can make a big difference in a patient’s recovery.
Updated: Dec. 20, 2021 at 10:24 PM CST
|By Dakota News Now staff
Hospital staff has been working through the lulls and surges of this pandemic, coming off a spike last November, to a slower period this summer. But cases are once again climbing.
Updated: Dec. 16, 2021 at 2:16 PM CST
|By Sam Wright
Avera Health physician Dr. Hilary Rockwell explains the most common injuries associated with winter and how to prevent them.
Updated: Dec. 13, 2021 at 10:45 PM CST
|By Dakota News Now staff
State-of-the-art technology is being made available across the Avera footprint.
Updated: Dec. 6, 2021 at 10:18 PM CST
|By Dakota News Now staff
It is health coverage that her employer is proud to offer especially during the COVID pandemic.
Updated: Dec. 3, 2021 at 7:29 AM CST
|By Erik Thorstenson
Avera Medical Minute: What we know about the Omicron variant
Updated: Nov. 29, 2021 at 10:35 PM CST
|By Dakota News Now staff
Avera Health offers a health plan that is integrated with the health system.
Updated: Nov. 25, 2021 at 5:53 PM CST
|By Sam Wright
End of the year holidays are colloquially a time of cheer and joy, but that is not the case for every person. It can often be the exact opposite, and the mental health of others could be tested.
Updated: Nov. 22, 2021 at 10:51 PM CST
|By Dakota News Now staff
Sometimes it's more than just being a picky eater. Health experts say Pediatric Gastroenterology is a growing field and doctors are finding more specialized treatment options for kids with GI issues.
Updated: Nov. 18, 2021 at 7:12 PM CST
|By Sam Wright
It is one of the most common forms of cancer and second only to breast and prostate cancer. If the statistics hold true, hundreds of South Dakotans will be diagnosed with the disease.
Updated: Nov. 15, 2021 at 10:31 PM CST
|By Dakota News Now staff
The Birth Tissue Donation program is relatively new for Dakota Lions Sight & Health. About 30 mothers have donated so far.
Updated: Nov. 11, 2021 at 1:58 PM CST
|By Sam Wright
Avera@Home Vice President Rhonda Wiering says it is a good time to check up on loved ones maybe if they have been hospitalized, fallen recently, or how they handling a new round of medication.
Updated: Nov. 8, 2021 at 10:42 PM CST
|By Dakota News Now staff
Brinkley had some nerves going into the surgery and said cardiovascular surgeon Meghana Helder talked him through the procedure beforehand.
Updated: Nov. 4, 2021 at 5:13 PM CDT
|By Sam Wright
Vaccines are now permitted to kids between the ages of 5 and 11, opening up the window of eligible people to receive the COVID-19 vaccine.
Updated: Nov. 2, 2021 at 8:25 AM CDT
|By Dakota News Now staff
Parkinson’s Disease is a neurodegenerative brain disorder without a cure.