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Wolff-Parkinson-White Syndrome isi the presence of an extra abnormal electrical pathway in the heart that leads to periods of a very fast heartbeat. More>>
WPW is the presence of an extra abnormal electrical pathway in the heart that leads to periods of very fast heartbeat. More>>
12-week program designed to help folks regain, physical, emotional, intellectual , psychological and spiritual health after undergoing treatment for cancer. More>>
Studies have found a connection between eating school breakfast and increased math and reading scores and better behavior. More>>
Avera McKennan and Landscape Garden Centers partner to grow a garden at Avera Prince of Peace. More>>
The summer of the bedbug. Do you know if you have them? More>>
National Child Passenger Safety Week starts Sept. 19th and Avera McKennan wants to remind parents to use booster seats for kids ages 4 to 8. More>>
We get a jump on "National Child Passenger Safety Week" which starts September 19th. More>>
If you have sleep apnea, no one in the house is getting any sleep. The Avera Queen of Peace Sleep Lab can help. More>>
Getting a sleep study done can finally help you get some zzzz's. More>>
Delores Severson from Aberdeen worked with PT Ron Van Dyke for both knees.Delores Severson had a difficult recovery after her 2nd knee replacement surgery, but her PT got her back to 100%. More>>
Ron Van Dyke with Avera St. Luke's talks about the role physical therapy plays in recovery after knee replacement surgery. More>>
Rod Fieldsend.Rod Fieldsend is a cardiac arrest survivor and has a powerful message about why more funding is needed for awareness and research of heart disease. More>>
2010 Heart Walk is this Aug. 28th at Falls Park. More>>
A disturbing trend on college campuses is the use of performance enhancing drugs to stay awake longer. More>>
A Sioux Falls woman got a rash a week after helping her grandparents clean-up their flooded basement. More>>
Dr. Kimberlee McKay explain what is salmonella and what causes it? More>>
What immunizations teens will need or should get before heading off to school. More>>
Health advice for college kids. More>>
Long distance runner Joe Spoo went to the Avera Sports Institute to improve his time for his next marathon. More>>
Zumba is taking the exercise world by storm and the Avera McKennan Fitness Center is seeing an increase in the number of folks in class too. More>>
Back to school shouldn't mean back to getting sick again. More>>
The experts at the Avera Sports Institute can help you improve your form and time when running long distances. More>>
The Avera Flandreau Medical Center is one of 30 sites in the Avera Health Network to utilize eEmergency services. More>>
Avera eCARE Services: innovative technology that improves patient safety and supports the local rural health care workforce. More>>
Avera McKennan Massage Therapist Selena McCreight offers massage therapy to chemo patients. More>>
Yes, there are two! Dr. Kimberlee McKay and Dr. Jennifer McKay both join us to talk about being identical twins who work at the same hospital. More>>
Avera Heart Hospital Registered Dietitian Nikki Ver Steeg helps by giving parents some healthy options for their children's school lunches. More>>
Avera Heart Hospital Registered Dietitian Nikki Ver Steeg gives us some ideas on packing a healthy school lunch. More>>
Avera McKennan Registered Nurses have been on hand, around the clock to answer your questions and concerns for 20 years. More>>
DWU's Jared ThomasDWU track athletes are at the top of their game thanks to the Avera Queen of Peace Acceleration Program. More>>
Strength/Conditioning Specialist Andrew Murphy talks about Avera Queen of Peace's Acceleration Program in Mitchell. More>>
Robin Hohn had a sinus surgery in May.New technology offered at Avera Yankton Ear, Nose and Throat is helping patients with chronic sinus infections. More>>
Surgeon Dr. Jeff Liudahl explains for a balloon sinuplasty works. More>>
Amy and Jerry Gustad from Volin have had all 4 of their children at Avera Sacred Heart. More>>
Avera Sacred Heart Hospital in Yankton has recently renovated it's Women's Center. More>>
Preparing for twins when you already have a toddler at home. More>>
OB/GYN Dr. Kimberlee McKay is also a twin.Dr. Kimberlee McKay, OB/GYN at Avera McKennan offers some advice for expectant parents of twins. More>>
Treatment for varicose veins is done at North Central Heart and is minimally invasive. More>>
Varicose veins are bulging unsightly veins that can cause achy, tired legs. More>>
Maritta Husman is proactive about her health and beat two unrelated cancers at the same time without needing chemo. More>>
A new study shows that 1/3 of teens with ADHD don't graduate from high school. More>>
Lynn Knott suffered for a year with nagging pain in her left arm until she saw a physical therapist at Avera St. Luke's who helped get her life back. More>>
Avera St. Luke's Physical Therapist Carl Bot explains how physical therapy can help a number of people with back and neck pain. More>>
You are never too old for a friendly game of chair volleyball and they are proving it with a "retirement community" league in Sioux Falls. More>>
Dixie Krontorad from Wagner.Multi-channel brachytherapy radiation used for the first time at the Avera Cancer Institute on a Wagner woman. More>>
New recommendations out regarding repeat C-sections. More>>
Avera is the only health system in the nation to make both MOST WIRED and WIRELESS lists every year running since their inceptions. More>>
Bonita and Grant Vietor are the 1st recipients of the Compassion in Action Fund.A Sioux Center, IA family gets a surprise check from 2 other families affected by leukemia. More>>
Hospitals will have to spend billions of dollars in the next year to accommodate obese patients. More>>
Avera Health Named 2010 Most Wired and Most Wireless. More>>
Overwhelming grief led to a deep depression and suicide attempts for Kelly Bohrer. More>>
Depression is almost always associated with grief. More>>
The Avera Heart Hospital receives 3rd cycle Chest Pain Center Accreditation. More>>
Avera Heart Hospital once again received Chest Pain Center Accreditation from the Society of Chest Pain Centers (SCPC). More>>
Expectant parents Marla Shaw and Lindsey Chasing Horse took advantage of genetic counseling and testing at Avera McKennan and were preparred for a baby with down syndrome. More>>
Amy Juffer now 8 months pregnant took advantage of genetic counseling and testing at Avera McKennan in her first trimester. More>>
The new Avera Cancer Institute building project is on schedule and on budget. More>>
GlaxoSmithKline, the manufacturer of diabetes drug Avandia, is under fire today amid charges that the drug is unsafe and causes an increase in heart attacks and other heart problems. More>>
Pack your cooler properly and avoid food poisoning. More>>
How to avoid food-borne illnesses at your summer picnic. More>>
Avera Queen of Peace opens new Balance Center to help patients restore balance in their lives. More>>
Avera Queen of Peace Hospital opens new Balance Center. More>>
Avera McKennan's program to introduce first year med students from USD to the inter workings of the hospital. More>>
Prescription drug abuse on the rise. Dr. Kimberlee McKay explains. More>>
Tom Hildebrand is one of the few who survived a ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm. More>>
Learning more about AAA: Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms More>>
Are you planning on lighting sparklers and setting off firecrackers over the course of the next few days? Unless you plan accordingly, you could end up with eye injuries and burned hands or worse. We asked More>>
Avera St. Luke's offers a new pool for warm water therapy. More>>
The importance of kids learning to be in the water safely. More>>
When should kids start swimming lessons? More>>
How the arts help in the healing process. More>>
We focus on the technology that's been integrated into the new Surgery Center. More>>
Botox is used for a number of neurological disorders. More>>
Donna Goldammer has found relief with Botox injections for her severe neck and shoulder muscle disorder. More>>
Researchers say landmark JUPITER study may have serious flaws on the use of cholesterol-busting drugs like Crestor and Lipitor. More>>
For $75 you can now go through Planet Heart and have vascular screenings done at the Avera Heart Hospital. More>>
Is West Nile Virus still a threat? More>>
Learn about the different surgical weight loss options on July 7th 7:00pm. More>>
An Avera McKennan ER Doctor and Family Life Educator run through the do's and don'ts of fireworks. More>>
One of the new high-tech amenities in the new Avera Surgery Center so family members know where their loved ones are in the process. More>>
We give you an inside look at Avera's New Surgery Center for outpatient procedures. More>>
Avera's new Surgery Center opens in July 2010. More>>
Avera's Medical Addiction Recovery Program at TLC Tallgrass. More>>
Energy drinks, alcohol and heat don't work well for your heart. More>>
What you need to do to stay heart healthy in the heat. More>>
Botox injections helps paralyze the tight muscles in patients More>>
Botox injections are being used to help treat patients with Multiple Sclerosis. More>>
Joel Ward was having a STEMI heart attack, but AQOP ER STEMI team already knew and was ready for him before he arrived by ambulance. More>>
STEMI is a condition that poses a serious threat to heart muscle and the quicker patients receive treatment, the better the outcome. More>>
Lance Armstrong to attend opening of new Avera Cancer Institute in Sioux Falls on Oct. 29th. More>>
Avera Marshall offers a safe and supportive environment for families who need help caring for an elderly loved one during the day. More>>
Hours and days are flexible to allow family members to work while their mom, dad or loved one is care for in a safe environment. More>>
If your child isn't acting like themselves, if they've become aggressive or depressed or anxious and you as parents start to feel like you are going to pull your hair out, you might want to consider seeing More>>
There are hidden hazards on the playground. More>>
Nancy and Bill Olson are cancer survivors and will be attending their first survivor day celebration. More>>
It costs 25 dollars and kids just need to bring a sack lunch. "There's nothing like being able to drop him off in the morning, go to work and not worry about a thing." Lauri Sohl's son Alexander has More>>
A celebrity death often sheds light on a medical condition that is little known to most people, but Dennis Hopper died this weekend from a disease we know plenty about, including the fact that many men More>>
Dorothy Hofmeyer from Orange City, Iowa first came to see Dr. William Cohen 10 years ago at the American Pain Relief Institute in Yankton on the campus of Avera Sacred Heart after suffering with wretching More>>
Tens of thousands of people from around the world have been treated in Yankton for their pain; everything from headaches to back and foot pain. We talked to Dr. William Cohen, the Medical Director of More>>
If you have fought cancer and won you know that's only part of the battle. The next few years will mean repeated check-ups to make sure the cancer hasn't reoccurred. We meet a cancer survivor from Tea More>>
At the beginning of May, Avera Queen of Peace in Mitchell started offering the same stroke and vascular screening you can get at the Avera Heart Hospital in Sioux Falls. We met the man who was first in More>>
Dr. David Malters, an Internal Medicine Specialist, describes the symptoms of stroke and explains the value of the stroke and vascular screenings being offered at Avera Queen of Peace. Abdominal Aortic More>>
According to the CDC, more cases of Lyme disease are being reported every year. Dr. Kimberlee McKay with Avera McKennan Hospital explains the cause, symptoms and treatments of Lyme disease. More>>
The Avera Heart Hospital has helped place more than 800 automated external defibrillators throughout the Sioux Falls community since they started their program in 2004. The program was put on hold when More>>
The survival rate if someone experiences cardiac arrest outside of the hospital is only 8 %, but the use and availability of AED's or Automated External Defibrillators has helped to increase that survival More>>
If something serious happened to your newborn baby that threatened their life, you would want the very best and most experienced doctor working to make them better. Because of Avera eCARE Services, specialists More>>
Registered Nurse Linda Erlenbusch at Avera St. Luke's BirthPlace in Aberdeen tells us about how Avera eCARE services has helped in the nursery since they don't have a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit or More>>
An aneurysm is an abnormal widening or ballooning of a portion of an artery due to weakness in the wall of the blood vessel. And like a balloon, if stretched too far it will pop, which is often fatal. More>>
