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12/08/2025

Have you had the full HPV vaccine series? It comes in two or three doses and has potential to prevent more than 90% of cancers caused by HPV. Talk to your primary care provider about scheduling your HPV vaccine.

12/07/2025

If your provider says you need a diagnostic mammogram, your first instinct might be to panic.

But according to radiologist Dr. Chris Johansen, you shouldn’t.

Diagnostic mammograms take a closer look at anything that comes back abnormal during a routine screening mammogram. It doesn’t mean you have cancer.

It simply means doctors need to take a closer look to make that determination.

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12/07/2025

For many survivors, the end of treatment isn’t the end of the journey. A Sanford Health expert shares why the emotional weight of cancer can linger, even after ringing the bell.

Read more about the hidden side of survivorship:

Understanding how the brain works can help ease anxiety during and after cancer treatment, a Sanford Health cancer psychologist says.

12/05/2025

There are no safe to***co products, and yes, that includes vapes.

The sleek, battery-powered devices heat up liquid packed with ni****ne and other harmful chemicals that turn into an aerosol you inhale into your lungs.

Va**ng poses serious health risks, but quitting is possible.

12/05/2025

When you’re juggling the responsibility of being a parent, it’s easy to get overwhelmed.

And while it’s normal to feel this way from time to time, it’s not normal to stay stuck in these feelings.

Incorporating a few simple habits in your daily routine can help you get back to feeling more like yourself.

12/05/2025

Although RSV is a common virus, it can be dangerous for babies.

In 2023, new treatments, like vaccines and monoclonal antibody immunizations, became available to help prevent severe RSV.

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12/04/2025

Once a week, home health nurse Kellie Plutowski goes to the home of 96-year-old Korean War veteran Thor Sannes.

When she realized his furnace was acting up, she decided it was time to provide a different kind of service to this service member.

Read more:

When Good Samaritan home health nurse Kellie Plutowski noticed her 96-year-old patient's furnace was acting up, she helped him get a new one.

12/04/2025

Even if you know your family has a history of high cholesterol and heart conditions, finding out why can be a powerful piece of knowledge that improves care for you and your family.

That's the kind of information Kelsey Stoltenberg, RN, a nurse at Sanford Brookings Clinic, wanted to know.

Through ImagineYou, Sanford Health's genetic screening research study, Stoltenberg learned more about her own health and gave her providers the information they needed to adjust and improve her care.

Read her story:

Family health history is important to Kelsey Stoltenberg, a Sanford Health nurse. It turns out her high cholesterol is genetic.

12/03/2025

"I think the most important part about nursing is making people feel like people and not like something less."

When Jeanny Camden, LPN, had a bad experience at eleven years old, she knew she wanted to become a nurse. That core memory drives how she treats residents at her long-term care center in a small town of 1100 people in western Iowa.

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Jeanny Camden, LPN, is improving quality care and infection control by leaps and bounds at Good Samaritan Society - Villisca in Iowa.

12/03/2025

From their very first conversation, Steve Ronken knew he was in good hands with Harvey Oliver, MD, an orthopedic specialist at Sanford Health.

"From the first time I talked with Dr. Oliver and he told me we would have to run some tests, I knew he was my guy. He knew I had a unique history with my shoulder. He told me what was up, he explained all the possibilities. I didn't have to make any decisions – it all just fell into place. It was that smooth."

That confidence in his care team made all the difference as Ronken worked to regain his golf swing and return to the activities he loves.

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Steve Ronken broke his arm less than 24 hours after getting a total shoulder replacement. Now he's working toward a full recovery.

12/03/2025

Anthony Kasch, MD, has a passion for helping young athletes, a passion that stems from his own experience as an injured student athlete.

"When I was in college, I injured my knee and I had an orthopedic surgeon that got me in right away, got me taken care of and got me back to football at that time. After that, I just knew that's exactly what I wanted to do long term," he said.

Today, as an orthopedic surgeon at Sanford Health in Bismarck, Dr. Kasch uses that empathy to guide high school and college athletes through recovery, helping them return to the sports they love.

Read more:

Dr. Anthony Kasch says it's hard to tell injured athletes they'll miss time on the field, but his own injury history makes things easier.

12/03/2025

If you're constantly battling stress, you may be doing more damage to your heart than you think.

Stress can contribute to risk factors for heart disease, such as high blood pressure, and also lead to unhealthy behaviors that affect your risk.