December and January at the deadliest months for heart disease. More >>
Avera McKennan provides all the fixings for families-in-need to eat Thanksgiving in their own homes. More >>
We watched as Dr. Allen threaded a catheter through a patient's radial artery (in the arm) to place a stent in a narrowed heart vessel. More >>
In the hustle to get ready for back-to-school, Avera McKennan wants to remind parents to forget using booster seats for kids ages 4 to 8 riding in cars. More >>
How to avoid food-borne illnesses at your summer picnic. More >>
Kristen Townsend is a working mom in who experienced migraine-related speech aphasia. The same thing the LA reporter had live on the air. More >>
The Avera Sports Institute offers a Triathlon Training Club. Training is comprised of base, transition, and peak training. More >>
Counseling has helped 23 year old battle her eating disorder demons. More >>
Part of treating the whole person: body, mind and spirit. More >>
We talk to one of the members of the patient focus groups who were involved in art therapy for the new Avera Cancer Institute. More >>
Mado Pederson lives in Independent Living at Avera Prince of Peace and her husband Pete lives in Long-Term Care. More >>
A Sioux Falls woman has been getting acupuncture 2 times a week for 5 weeks and it's alleviated her hot flashes, insomnia and allergy issues. More >>
Updated: Wednesday, March 16 2011 11:15 PM EDT 2011-03-17 03:15:53 GMT
Designed as an internship program, Project SEARCH is transitioning students with disabilities to work. More >>
The Avera McKennan Fitness Center offers a variety of "Xtreme" high intensity workout classes for those who want an extra challenge. More >>
The Avera Flandreau Medical Center is one of 30 sites in the Avera Health Network to utilize eEmergency services. More >>
Aberdeen native and famed artist Mary Groth is a commissioned artist for the new Avera Cancer Institute and former patient Donna Burns drew strength from her art. More >>
Marlene with her Physical Therapist Sandy Kreutner. 73 year old Marlene Farrand had a grapefruit sized tumor removed from her brain in May 2010 and is good as new now after rehab. More >>
Updated: Thursday, February 24 2011 12:49 PM EST 2011-02-24 17:49:40 GMT
Avera McKennan Speech Therapist Mary Wrisch helps stroke patient Romy Ysbrand swallow again by using VitalStimulation therapy. More >>
Updated: Wednesday, February 9 2011 11:15 PM EST 2011-02-10 04:15:54 GMT
Gene Dickey's body rejected his first kidney transplant in 2005, but his second transplant in 2009 is smooth sailing so far. More >>
Long distance runner Joe Spoo went to the Avera Sports Institute to improve his time for his next marathon. More >>
Updated: Jan 25, 2011 10:43 AM CST 2011-01-26 04:15:09 GMT
How the warm water pool in the Johnson Aquatic Center in Avera McKennan helps people suffering with arthritis keep their mobility. More >>
Carole Brunsting was awarded the 2010 Lifestyle Change Award Winner by the American Heart Association. More >>
Make a healthy lifestyle change and quit smoking. Advice from an expert. More >>
Updated: Thursday, December 30 2010 11:15 PM EST 2010-12-31 04:15:14 GMT
Avera Heart Hospital employee Brenda Kientoph has spent the last 20 months working to lose 120 pounds. More >>
Updated: Thursday, December 30 2010 7:10 PM EST 2010-12-31 00:10:12 GMT
If you resolve to lose weight for the New Year then you should listen to the advice of Registered Dietitian Nikki Ver Steeg. More >>
Updated: Wednesday, December 29 2010 11:15 PM EST 2010-12-30 04:15:14 GMT
The Sioux Falls Heroes Behind the Badges Blood Drive runs until Jan. 7th. More >>
Updated: Wednesday, December 29 2010 7:10 PM EST 2010-12-30 00:10:16 GMT
Cell phones typically harbor more germs than your office desk or computer keyboard. What you can do to remedy that. More >>
Updated: Tuesday, December 28 2010 11:15 PM EST 2010-12-29 04:15:12 GMT
Avera Sacred Heart Hospital's Occupational Medicine program, HealthWORKS, is bringing health care and preventative medicine into the workplace including at Baldwin Filters in Yankton. More >>
Updated: Tuesday, December 28 2010 7:10 PM EST 2010-12-29 00:10:12 GMT
Avera Sacred Heart Hospital's Occupational Medicine program, HealthWORKS, is bringing health care and preventative medicine into the workplace. More >>
Updated: Thursday, December 23 2010 11:15 PM EST 2010-12-24 04:15:22 GMT
Misusing even over-the-counter medications can have harmful consequences. More >>
Updated: Thursday, December 23 2010 11:15 PM EST 2010-12-24 04:15:21 GMT
Avera's "A Time to Heal" helps cancer patients after treatment. More >>
Updated: Wednesday, December 22 2010 7:10 PM EST 2010-12-23 00:10:12 GMT
Cardiologist Dr. David Nagelhout talks about the peak in heart attacks around the Holidays. More >>
Updated: Sunday, December 19 2010 6:35 PM EST 2010-12-19 23:35:11 GMT
Dr. Scott Torness with Avera Foot and Ankle Clinic in Yankton explains this diabetic condition. More >>
Updated: Thursday, December 16 2010 11:15 PM EST 2010-12-17 04:15:20 GMT
Avera McKennan Hospital already starts a year long celebration to mark a century of caring. More >>
Updated: Thursday, December 16 2010 7:05 PM EST 2010-12-17 00:05:24 GMT
What foods pregnant women need to avoid over the holidays. More >>
Updated: Wednesday, December 15 2010 11:15 PM EST 2010-12-16 04:15:22 GMT
Scott Cunningham avoided a heart procedure by changing his life style. More >>
Updated: Wednesday, December 15 2010 7:27 PM EST 2010-12-16 00:27:10 GMT
Heart disease can happen to any one, at any age at any time. Know your risk factors. More >>
Updated: Tuesday, December 14 2010 7:10 PM EST 2010-12-15 00:10:34 GMT
If you do choose to have a procedure around the holidays, what should you keep in mind? Our medical expert weighs in. More >>
Updated: Sunday, December 12 2010 11:10 PM EST 2010-12-13 04:10:35 GMT
Avera Heart Hospital Registered Dietitian Mary Beth Russell advises us on what types of foods diabetics should go for this holiday season. More >>
Updated: Sunday, December 12 2010 6:35 PM EST 2010-12-12 23:35:32 GMT
Go for more proteins, less carbohydrates. More >>
Updated: Thursday, December 9 2010 7:10 PM EST 2010-12-10 00:10:15 GMT
Now is the time if you want to make changes in your medicare benefits More >>
Updated: Wednesday, December 8 2010 11:10 PM EST 2010-12-09 04:10:14 GMT
Quint blood donors blood goes to babies in the NICU. More >>
Updated: Wednesday, December 8 2010 7:10 PM EST 2010-12-09 00:10:16 GMT
Studies show breathing can have a profound impact on our physiology and our health. More >>
Updated: Tuesday, December 7 2010 11:15 PM EST 2010-12-08 04:15:17 GMT
Kim Cross in Mitchell was the first patient at Avera Queen of Peace Hospital to be treated with low dose brachytherapy. More >>
Updated: Tuesday, December 7 2010 7:10 PM EST 2010-12-08 00:10:22 GMT
Avera Queen of Peace Radiation Oncologist Dr. Stephen Dick explains how low dose brachytherapy radiation is used on early state prostate cancer patients. More >>
Updated: Sunday, December 5 2010 6:35 PM EST 2010-12-05 23:35:26 GMT
When to make the move to a retirement community and what Avera Prince of Peace has to offer. More >>
Updated: Thursday, December 2 2010 11:10 PM EST 2010-12-03 04:10:14 GMT
4 years ago Tina Ward gave her dad one of her kidneys. Now as Mrs. South Dakota America she is an advocate for organ donations. More >>
Updated: Thursday, December 2 2010 7:05 PM EST 2010-12-03 00:05:15 GMT
Healthy choices when traveling by air. More >>
Updated: Wednesday, December 1 2010 11:15 PM EST 2010-12-02 04:15:15 GMT
Shining a light on some of the unsung heroes at the Avera Heart Hospital. More >>
Updated: Wednesday, December 1 2010 7:10 PM EST 2010-12-02 00:10:14 GMT
Avera Heart Hospital of South Dakota Named One of the Nation's Top 50 Cardiovascular Hospitals by Thomson Reuters. More >>
Updated: Tuesday, November 30 2010 11:10 PM EST 2010-12-01 04:10:14 GMT
Meet a new mom whose baby was born 3 months early and has been in Avera McKennan's NICU since Sept. 27th. More >>
Updated: Tuesday, November 30 2010 11:00 PM EST 2010-12-01 04:00:26 GMT
Tickets cost $10 and proceeds benefit Avera McKennan NICU. More >>
Updated: Tuesday, November 30 2010 7:10 PM EST 2010-12-01 00:10:13 GMT
How much vitamin D and calcium do we need? More >>
Updated: Sunday, November 28 2010 11:15 PM EST 2010-11-29 04:15:07 GMT
Dan Lingor was so relieved to have his radiation treatments close to home at Avera St. Luke's in Aberdeen. More >>
Updated: Sunday, November 28 2010 6:30 PM EST 2010-11-28 23:30:07 GMT
Cancer care close to home at Avera St. Luke's in Aberdeen. More >>
Updated: Tuesday, November 23 2010 7:10 PM EST 2010-11-24 00:10:21 GMT
During catheterization procedures to open a narrowed heart vessel, doctors will usually gain access by placing the catheter in either the radial or femoral artery. More >>
Updated: Sunday, November 21 2010 11:10 PM EST 2010-11-22 04:10:21 GMT
November is Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month. More >>
Updated: Sunday, November 21 2010 6:35 PM EST 2010-11-21 23:35:23 GMT
Oncologist Dr. Mark Huber talks about the warning signs and risk factors of pancreatic cancer. More >>
Updated: Thursday, November 18 2010 7:05 PM EST 2010-11-19 00:05:11 GMT
Join the harvest to gather and deliver all the ingredients and staples for families to enjoy the day in their own homes. More >>
Updated: Wednesday, November 17 2010 11:15 PM EST 2010-11-18 04:15:10 GMT
Surgeons at Avera Queen of Peace can now perform coblation tonsillectomies thanks to a new piece of equipment. More >>
Updated: Wednesday, November 17 2010 7:10 PM EST 2010-11-18 00:10:09 GMT
Coblation Tonsillectomy Surgery is no available at Avera Queen of Peace Hospital in Mitchell. More >>
Updated: Tuesday, November 16 2010 11:15 PM EST 2010-11-17 04:15:07 GMT
The X-ray celebrates 115th anniversary. More >>
Updated: Tuesday, November 16 2010 7:10 PM EST 2010-11-17 00:10:11 GMT
Four states have already banned these kinds of alcoholic energy drinks. South Dakota is not one of them. More >>
Updated: Thursday, November 11 2010 11:15 PM EST 2010-11-12 04:15:12 GMT
Avera McKennan Hosts Living with Diabetes Fall Fair November 13th. More >>
Updated: Thursday, November 11 2010 7:05 PM EST 2010-11-12 00:05:12 GMT
A recent study suggests terminal lung patients placed in hospice early on lived longer than those who went later in process. More >>
Updated: Wednesday, November 10 2010 11:10 PM EST 2010-11-11 04:10:16 GMT
Avid runner Krista Coughlin is also a registered nurse at the Avera Heart Hospital and was hit hard last year by H1N1. More >>
Updated: Wednesday, November 10 2010 7:11 PM EST 2010-11-11 00:11:07 GMT
Certified Infection Control Nurse with Avera Health Dawn Tomac explains why everyone, except babies, should get the flu shot. More >>
Updated: Tuesday, November 9 2010 11:15 PM EST 2010-11-10 04:15:21 GMT
Julie Delaney (Left) sits and talks with her sister Carla Hoffman. Julie credits early detection and Avera St. Luke's for saving her life. More >>
Updated: Tuesday, November 9 2010 3:45 PM EST 2010-11-09 20:45:25 GMT
Dr. Greg Alvine with CORE Orthopedics Avera Medical Group was the first to perform surgery using the STAR total ankle replacement. More >>
Updated: Sunday, November 7 2010 11:15 PM EST 2010-11-08 04:15:24 GMT
Avera McKennan is 10% above the national standard for the number of certified nurses they have on staff. More >>
Updated: Sunday, November 7 2010 6:30 PM EST 2010-11-07 23:30:20 GMT
Eldon Bouren was a patient in the ICU at Avera McKennan and tells us why his nurses were so great. He didn't know it, but most of them are certified. More >>
Updated: Thursday, November 4 2010 7:05 PM EDT 2010-11-04 23:05:33 GMT
Orthopaedic Consultants/Alvine Foot and Ankle Center now called CORE Orthopedics Avera was the first to use the STAR in the state and region. More >>
Updated: Wednesday, November 3 2010 7:10 PM EDT 2010-11-03 23:10:28 GMT
Peanuts during pregnancy tied to children's allergies. More >>
Updated: Sunday, October 31 2010 11:15 PM EDT 2010-11-01 03:15:10 GMT
Avera Queen of Peace Cancer Center celebrates 10 years of service with one of the first patients treated there. More >>
Updated: Sunday, October 31 2010 6:35 PM EDT 2010-10-31 22:35:06 GMT
Avera Queen of Peace Cancer Center is holding an open house Nov. 16th from 4:00-6:00 to celebrate 10th anniversary. More >>
Updated: Thursday, October 28 2010 11:15 PM EDT 2010-10-29 03:15:38 GMT
Are you putting yourself more at risk for heart disease with hormone therapy? More >>
Updated: Thursday, October 28 2010 7:05 PM EDT 2010-10-28 23:05:44 GMT
A new study says there is a link between hormone therapy and heart disease in older women. More >>
Updated: Wednesday, October 27 2010 11:15 PM EDT 2010-10-28 03:15:29 GMT
The new Avera Cancer Institute has incorporated 3 waterfalls in the new building. More >>
Updated: Wednesday, October 27 2010 7:05 PM EDT 2010-10-27 23:05:29 GMT
Dr. Jennifer McKay goes through the logistics for the Building Hope Gala on Friday October 29, 2010 at the new Avera Cancer Institute. More >>
Updated: Wednesday, October 27 2010 12:16 PM EDT 2010-10-27 16:16:05 GMT
Sudden Cardiac Arrest is a catastrophic event that is very different than a heart attack. More >>
Updated: Tuesday, October 26 2010 11:05 PM EDT 2010-10-27 03:05:32 GMT
Avera McKennan celebrated the opening of the Prairie Center, home to the Avera Cancer Institute and Avera Surgery Center. More >>
Updated: Tuesday, October 26 2010 7:10 PM EDT 2010-10-26 23:10:29 GMT
Media day for the official grand opening of the new Avera Cancer Institute More >>
Updated: Sunday, October 24 2010 11:10 PM EDT 2010-10-25 03:10:27 GMT
Tips on a safe Halloween. More >>
Updated: Sunday, October 24 2010 6:30 PM EDT 2010-10-24 22:30:30 GMT
Avera McKennan Certified Family Life Educator Betty Barto Smith runs through some safety tips for Halloween. More >>
Updated: Thursday, October 21 2010 11:10 PM EDT 2010-10-22 03:10:13 GMT
Rose Colella was lucky that when she has a heart attack, it only stunned her myocardium. Early intervention to the Avera Heart Hospital and medication got her heart working again. More >>
Updated: Thursday, October 21 2010 7:10 PM EDT 2010-10-21 23:10:11 GMT
Call 911 immediately if you suspect you are having a heart attack. More >>
Updated: Wednesday, October 20 2010 11:15 PM EDT 2010-10-21 03:15:09 GMT
Kevin Ragels from Aberdeen had a sleep study done at Avera St. Luke's and is finally getting a good night's sleep with his CPAP. More >>
Updated: Wednesday, October 20 2010 7:10 PM EDT 2010-10-20 23:10:14 GMT
Avera St. Luke's Sleep Lab has been renovated and remodeled to meet the high demand of patients who are coming in with sleep apnea. More >>
Updated: Tuesday, October 19 2010 11:20 PM EDT 2010-10-20 03:20:11 GMT
Changing up your workout to change up the muscle groups you work is beneficial. The experts say give Zumba a shot! More >>
Updated: Tuesday, October 19 2010 7:10 PM EDT 2010-10-19 23:10:12 GMT
What's more dangerous: cell phone usage overexposure or talking/texting while driving? A new study has some insights. More >>
Updated: Sunday, October 17 2010 11:10 PM EDT 2010-10-18 03:10:08 GMT
Only 5% of the people who have sudden cardiac arrest live to tell about it. Most of them will get an implanted defibrillator to prevent the event from happening again. More >>
Updated: Friday, October 15 2010 11:23 AM EDT 2010-10-15 15:23:34 GMT
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 >>
Updated: Thursday, October 14 2010 11:15 PM EDT 2010-10-15 03:15:14 GMT
This year the flu shot vaccine protects against H1N1, Influenza A-H3N2 and Influenza B. More >>
Updated: Thursday, October 14 2010 7:10 PM EDT 2010-10-14 23:10:13 GMT
Updated: Wednesday, October 13 2010 11:15 PM EDT 2010-10-14 03:15:14 GMT
The new digital mobile mammography truck will be available Oct. 15 and 16th during the Etc. Expo for Her at the Sioux Falls Convention Center. Schedule an appointment now: 877-AT-AVERA. More >>
Updated: Wednesday, October 13 2010 7:10 PM EDT 2010-10-13 23:10:17 GMT
Things Women Don't Tell Their Gynecologist, But Should! More >>
Updated: Tuesday, October 12 2010 11:15 PM EDT 2010-10-13 03:15:06 GMT
Avera Sacred Heart in Yankton offers massage therapy for people looking to relieve muscle tension and stiffness among other things. More >>
Updated: Tuesday, October 12 2010 7:10 PM EDT 2010-10-12 23:10:07 GMT
The benefits of therapeutic massage treatments are many and offered at Avera Sacred Heart in Yankton. More >>
Updated: Sunday, October 10 2010 6:35 PM EDT 2010-10-10 22:35:00 GMT
What kidneys do, why they fail and why transplantation is the best treatment. More >>
Updated: Thursday, October 7 2010 11:15 PM EDT 2010-10-08 03:15:01 GMT
Eggs are a nutrient packed food and very good for you. More >>
Updated: Thursday, October 7 2010 7:10 PM EDT 2010-10-07 23:10:04 GMT
Updated: Thursday, October 7 2010 6:05 PM EDT 2010-10-07 22:05:03 GMT
Dr. Matthew Barker with Avera McKennan is one of the featured speakers at the Avera Women's Conference Oct. 8th. More >>
Updated: Wednesday, October 6 2010 7:10 PM EDT 2010-10-06 23:10:02 GMT
Do you have diabetic peripheral neuropathy? Find out more in a program on Oct. 11th. More >>
Updated: Tuesday, October 5 2010 6:38 PM EDT 2010-10-05 22:38:58 GMT
Updated: Tuesday, October 5 2010 5:33 PM EDT 2010-10-05 21:33:57 GMT
Overwhelming grief led to a deep depression and suicide attempts for Kelly Bohrer. More >>
Updated: Sunday, October 3 2010 11:15 PM EDT 2010-10-04 03:15:24 GMT
New legislation signed into law this spring requires employers to provide a private rooms for breastfeeding moms to pump. More >>
Updated: Sunday, October 3 2010 6:36 PM EDT 2010-10-03 22:36:42 GMT
The provision states that all employers must now have a designated employee pump room apart from the bathroom. More >>
Updated: Thursday, September 30 2010 11:15 PM EDT 2010-10-01 03:15:19 GMT
Avera Queen of Peace Hospital hosted a Men's Health Fair at Cabela's in Mitchell. More >>
Updated: Thursday, September 30 2010 7:10 PM EDT 2010-09-30 23:10:39 GMT
Avera Queen of Peace hosts a Men's Health Fair and offered a number of health screenings. More >>
Updated: Wednesday, September 29 2010 11:15 PM EDT 2010-09-30 03:15:34 GMT
Avera Doctor's Plaza 2 Pharmacy is the first pharmacy in the state to earn the Pharmacy Compounding Accreditation Board Seal of Accreditation. More >>
Updated: Wednesday, September 29 2010 7:10 PM EDT 2010-09-29 23:10:27 GMT
Are sports drinks a healthy choice for teens? More >>
Updated: Wednesday, September 29 2010 12:26 PM EDT 2010-09-29 16:26:16 GMT
Presentation College soccer star Lance Mohr goes through rehab at Avera St. Luke's. More >> Unfortunately, when you play sports you play with the chance of getting hurt. Knee pain and knee injuries are very common among athletes. We met a college soccer player in Aberdeen who was briefly sidelined More >>
Updated: Tuesday, September 28 2010 7:10 PM EDT 2010-09-28 23:10:30 GMT
Physical Therapist Ron Van Dyke treats a lot of athletes in the Aberdeen area who have suffered knee injuries. More >>
Updated: Sunday, September 26 2010 6:35 PM EDT 2010-09-26 22:35:35 GMT
Physiatrist Dr. Mark Drymalski explains what happens in the Avera McKennan Inpatient Rehab Unit and why is critical to recovery. More >>
Updated: Thursday, September 23 2010 7:08 PM EDT 2010-09-23 23:08:48 GMT
Powered Similac cans/containers being recalled. More >>
Updated: Wednesday, September 22 2010 11:15 PM EDT 2010-09-23 03:15:43 GMT
Parkston is a thriving rural SD community. The Avera St. Benedict Health Center in Parkston is proof that a strong healthcare system can help a rural community thrive. More >>
Updated: Wednesday, September 22 2010 7:10 PM EDT 2010-09-22 23:10:43 GMT
Avera St. Benedict CEO & President Gale Walker describes how the Avera Rural Health Institute has helped has helped the healthcare system in Parkston and the community. More >>
Updated: Tuesday, September 21 2010 11:15 PM EDT 2010-09-22 03:15:30 GMT
Quint donors are blood donors who test negative for the CitoMegaVirus antigen. Their blood goes strictly to the NICU. More >>
Updated: Tuesday, September 21 2010 7:08 PM EDT 2010-09-21 23:08:34 GMT
Dr. Kimberlee McKay talks about the right way to order your pizza, what toppings you should stay away from and which pizza brands will pack on the pounds. More >>
Updated: Sunday, September 19 2010 11:10 PM EDT 2010-09-20 03:10:06 GMT
Sudden death among athletes is rare. Taylor Maier cheated death when he was only 18. More >>
Updated: Sunday, September 19 2010 6:35 PM EDT 2010-09-19 22:35:07 GMT
Cardiologist Dr. Michael Hibbard with North Central Heart talks about sudden death in athletes. and the importance of automated external defibrillators. More >>
Updated: Thursday, September 16 2010 7:06 PM EDT 2010-09-16 23:06:46 GMT
Registered Dietitian Nikki Ver Steeg with the Avera Heart Hospital offers some advice for getting started making lifestyle changes to get healthy. More >>
Updated: Wednesday, September 15 2010 11:10 PM EDT 2010-09-16 03:10:31 GMT
Golf tourney at Spring Creek to benefit the "Compassion in Action Fund" to help area leukemia patients with everyday expenses. More >>
Updated: Wednesday, September 15 2010 7:10 PM EDT 2010-09-15 23:10:37 GMT
FDA is considering making some over-the-counter cough medicines prescription drugs instead. More >>
Updated: Tuesday, September 14 2010 11:15 PM EDT 2010-09-15 03:15:05 GMT
Lois Kaiser from Hartford candidly speaks about her husband's Alzheimer's diagnosis. More >>
Updated: Tuesday, September 14 2010 7:05 PM EDT 2010-09-14 23:05:03 GMT
The Alzheimer's Association Memory Walk is Saturday Sept. 18th at Sertoma Park in Sioux Falls. More >>
Updated: Sunday, September 12 2010 11:15 PM EDT 2010-09-13 04:15:31 GMT
We go grocery shopping with a woman dealing with Celiac Disease. More >>
Updated: Thursday, September 9 2010 7:10 PM EDT 2010-09-09 23:10:49 GMT
Avera Queen of Peace is sponsoring the Men's Health Fair at Cabela's on September 30th. More >>
Updated: Wednesday, September 8 2010 11:15 PM EDT 2010-09-09 03:15:37 GMT
Avera McKennan Lab chosen to launch a new HIV test that shows infection earlier than tests currently used. More >>
Updated: Wednesday, September 8 2010 7:10 PM EDT 2010-09-08 23:10:43 GMT
Avera McKennan Lab Director Leo Serrano tells us about how his lab is the first in the country to run a new HIV test that detects infection earlier than tests currently is use. More >>
Updated: Wednesday, September 8 2010 3:00 PM EDT 2010-09-08 19:00:12 GMT
Lead singer Jeremy Willet from Willet performed at LifeLight and at Avera Behavioral Health for adolescents at the center. More >>
Updated: Tuesday, September 7 2010 7:10 PM EDT 2010-09-07 23:10:54 GMT
Study shows there is a link between kids 5 and under who don't get 10 hours of sleep at night and obesity. More >>
Updated: Thursday, September 2 2010 11:15 PM EDT 2010-09-03 03:15:04 GMT
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 >>
Updated: Thursday, September 2 2010 7:10 PM EDT 2010-09-02 23:10:03 GMT
WPW is the presence of an extra abnormal electrical pathway in the heart that leads to periods of very fast heartbeat. More >>
Updated: Wednesday, September 1 2010 11:15 PM EDT 2010-09-02 03:15:40 GMT
12-week program designed to help folks regain, physical, emotional, intellectual , psychological and spiritual health after undergoing treatment for cancer. More >>
Updated: Wednesday, September 1 2010 7:10 PM EDT 2010-09-01 23:10:38 GMT
Studies have found a connection between eating school breakfast and increased math and reading scores and better behavior. More >>
Updated: Tuesday, August 31 2010 11:15 PM EDT 2010-09-01 03:15:40 GMT
Avera McKennan and Landscape Garden Centers partner to grow a garden at Avera Prince of Peace. More >>
Updated: Tuesday, August 31 2010 7:10 PM EDT 2010-08-31 23:10:39 GMT
The summer of the bedbug. Do you know if you have them? More >>
Updated: Monday, August 30 2010 11:15 PM EDT 2010-08-31 03:15:08 GMT
Week of August 30, 2010 More >>
Updated: Sunday, August 29 2010 7:35 PM EDT 2010-08-29 23:35:30 GMT
We get a jump on "National Child Passenger Safety Week" which starts September 19th. More >>
Updated: Thursday, August 26 2010 11:15 PM EDT 2010-08-27 03:15:40 GMT
If you have sleep apnea, no one in the house is getting any sleep. The Avera Queen of Peace Sleep Lab can help. More >>
Updated: Thursday, August 26 2010 7:10 PM EDT 2010-08-26 23:10:38 GMT
Getting a sleep study done can finally help you get some zzzz's. More >>
Updated: Wednesday, August 25 2010 11:15 PM EDT 2010-08-26 03:15:34 GMT
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 >>
Updated: Wednesday, August 25 2010 7:10 PM EDT 2010-08-25 23:10:35 GMT
Ron Van Dyke with Avera St. Luke's talks about the role physical therapy plays in recovery after knee replacement surgery. More >>
Avera Medical Minute: Rod Fieldsend Survived Cardiac Arrest Updated: Tuesday, August 24 2010 11:15 PM EDT 2010-08-25 03:15:56 GMT
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 >>
Updated: Tuesday, August 24 2010 7:10 PM EDT 2010-08-24 23:10:48 GMT
2010 Heart Walk is this Aug. 28th at Falls Park. More >>
Updated: Sunday, August 22 2010 11:15 PM EDT 2010-08-23 03:15:33 GMT
A disturbing trend on college campuses is the use of performance enhancing drugs to stay awake longer. More >>
Updated: Thursday, August 19 2010 11:15 PM EDT 2010-08-20 03:15:25 GMT
A Sioux Falls woman got a rash a week after helping her grandparents clean-up their flooded basement. More >>
Updated: Thursday, August 19 2010 7:05 PM EDT 2010-08-19 23:05:28 GMT
Dr. Kimberlee McKay explain what is salmonella and what causes it? More >>
Updated: Wednesday, August 18 2010 7:10 PM EDT 2010-08-18 23:10:43 GMT
Health advice for college kids. More >>
Updated: Tuesday, August 17 2010 7:10 PM EDT 2010-08-17 23:10:03 GMT
Back to school shouldn't mean back to getting sick again. More >>
Updated: Sunday, August 15 2010 6:30 PM EDT 2010-08-15 22:30:32 GMT
The experts at the Avera Sports Institute can help you improve your form and time when running long distances. More >>
Updated: Thursday, August 12 2010 7:10 PM EDT 2010-08-12 23:10:29 GMT
Avera eCARE Services: innovative technology that improves patient safety and supports the local rural health care workforce. More >>
Updated: Wednesday, August 11 2010 11:15 PM EDT 2010-08-12 03:15:17 GMT
Avera McKennan Massage Therapist Selena McCreight offers massage therapy to chemo patients. More >>
Updated: Wednesday, August 11 2010 7:10 PM EDT 2010-08-11 23:10:18 GMT
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 >>
Updated: Tuesday, August 10 2010 11:15 PM EDT 2010-08-11 03:15:17 GMT
Avera Heart Hospital Registered Dietitian Nikki Ver Steeg helps by giving parents some healthy options for their children's school lunches. More >>
Updated: Tuesday, August 10 2010 7:10 PM EDT 2010-08-10 23:10:13 GMT
Avera Heart Hospital Registered Dietitian Nikki Ver Steeg gives us some ideas on packing a healthy school lunch. More >>
Updated: Monday, August 9 2010 6:45 PM EDT 2010-08-09 22:45:48 GMT
Avera McKennan Registered Nurses have been on hand, around the clock to answer your questions and concerns for 20 years. More >>
Updated: Sunday, August 8 2010 11:10 PM EDT 2010-08-09 03:10:12 GMT
DWU's Jared Thomas DWU track athletes are at the top of their game thanks to the Avera Queen of Peace Acceleration Program. More >>
Updated: Sunday, August 8 2010 6:35 PM EDT 2010-08-08 22:35:16 GMT
Strength/Conditioning Specialist Andrew Murphy talks about Avera Queen of Peace's Acceleration Program in Mitchell. More >>
Updated: Thursday, August 5 2010 11:15 PM EDT 2010-08-06 03:15:11 GMT
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 >>
Updated: Thursday, August 5 2010 7:10 PM EDT 2010-08-05 23:10:57 GMT
Surgeon Dr. Jeff Liudahl explains for a balloon sinuplasty works. More >>
Updated: Wednesday, August 4 2010 7:10 PM EDT 2010-08-04 23:10:29 GMT
Is the 5 second rule a safe rule? More >>
Updated: Tuesday, August 3 2010 11:15 PM EDT 2010-08-04 03:15:40 GMT
Amy and Jerry Gustad from Volin have had all 4 of their children at Avera Sacred Heart. More >>
Updated: Tuesday, August 3 2010 7:10 PM EDT 2010-08-03 23:10:35 GMT
Avera Sacred Heart Hospital in Yankton has recently renovated it's Women's Center. More >>
Updated: Sunday, August 1 2010 11:05 PM EDT 2010-08-02 03:05:51 GMT
Preparing for twins when you already have a toddler at home. More >>
Updated: Sunday, August 1 2010 6:35 PM EDT 2010-08-01 22:35:53 GMT
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 >>
Updated: Thursday, July 29 2010 11:15 PM EDT 2010-07-30 03:15:54 GMT
Treatment for varicose veins is done at North Central Heart and is minimally invasive. More >>
Updated: Thursday, July 29 2010 7:10 PM EDT 2010-07-29 23:10:51 GMT
Varicose veins are bulging unsightly veins that can cause achy, tired legs. More >>
Updated: Wednesday, July 28 2010 11:15 PM EDT 2010-07-29 03:15:32 GMT
Maritta Husman is proactive about her health and beat two unrelated cancers at the same time without needing chemo. More >>
Updated: Wednesday, July 28 2010 7:05 PM EDT 2010-07-28 23:05:57 GMT
A new study shows that 1/3 of teens with ADHD don't graduate from high school. More >>
Updated: Tuesday, July 27 2010 11:15 PM EDT 2010-07-28 03:15:23 GMT
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 >>
Updated: Tuesday, July 27 2010 7:10 PM EDT 2010-07-27 23:10:25 GMT
Avera St. Luke's Physical Therapist Carl Bot explains how physical therapy can help a number of people with back and neck pain. More >>
Updated: Sunday, July 25 2010 11:15 PM EDT 2010-07-26 03:15:48 GMT
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 >>
Updated: Thursday, July 22 2010 11:15 PM EDT 2010-07-23 03:15:45 GMT
Dixie Krontorad from Wagner. Multi-channel brachytherapy radiation used for the first time at the Avera Cancer Institute on a Wagner woman. More >>
Updated: Thursday, July 22 2010 7:10 PM EDT 2010-07-22 23:10:12 GMT
New recommendations out regarding repeat C-sections. More >>
Updated: Thursday, July 22 2010 4:00 PM EDT 2010-07-22 20:00:59 GMT
Avera is the only health system in the nation to make both MOST WIRED and WIRELESS lists every year running since their inceptions. More >>
Updated: Wednesday, July 21 2010 11:10 PM EDT 2010-07-22 03:10:41 GMT
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 >>
Updated: Wednesday, July 21 2010 7:10 PM EDT 2010-07-21 23:10:41 GMT
Hospitals will have to spend billions of dollars in the next year to accommodate obese patients. More >>
Updated: Tuesday, July 20 2010 7:10 PM EDT 2010-07-20 23:10:49 GMT
Avera Health Named 2010 Most Wired and Most Wireless. More >>
Updated: Sunday, July 18 2010 10:28 PM EDT 2010-07-19 02:28:00 GMT
Depression is almost always associated with grief. More >>
Updated: Thursday, July 15 2010 11:15 PM EDT 2010-07-16 03:15:56 GMT
The Avera Heart Hospital receives 3rd cycle Chest Pain Center Accreditation. More >>
Updated: Thursday, July 15 2010 7:10 PM EDT 2010-07-15 23:10:29 GMT
Avera Heart Hospital once again received Chest Pain Center Accreditation from the Society of Chest Pain Centers (SCPC). More >>
Updated: Wednesday, July 14 2010 11:15 PM EDT 2010-07-15 03:15:29 GMT
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 >>
Updated: Wednesday, July 14 2010 7:10 PM EDT 2010-07-14 23:10:26 GMT
Amy Juffer now 8 months pregnant took advantage of genetic counseling and testing at Avera McKennan in her first trimester. More >>
Updated: Tuesday, July 13 2010 11:15 PM EDT 2010-07-14 03:15:33 GMT
The new Avera Cancer Institute building project is on schedule and on budget. More >>
Updated: Tuesday, July 13 2010 7:10 PM EDT 2010-07-13 23:10:30 GMT
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 >>
Updated: Monday, July 12 2010 10:05 PM EDT 2010-07-13 02:05:36 GMT
Pack your cooler properly and avoid food poisoning. More >>
Updated: Friday, July 9 2010 3:44 PM EDT 2010-07-09 19:44:03 GMT
Avera Queen of Peace opens new Balance Center to help patients restore balance in their lives. More >>
Updated: Friday, July 9 2010 3:43 PM EDT 2010-07-09 19:43:36 GMT
Avera Queen of Peace Hospital opens new Balance Center. More >>
Updated: Friday, July 9 2010 3:43 PM EDT 2010-07-09 19:43:09 GMT
Avera McKennan's program to introduce first year med students from USD to the inter workings of the hospital. More >>
Updated: Friday, July 9 2010 3:42 PM EDT 2010-07-09 19:42:46 GMT
Prescription drug abuse on the rise. Dr. Kimberlee McKay explains. More >>
Updated: Friday, July 9 2010 3:42 PM EDT 2010-07-09 19:42:15 GMT
Tom Hildebrand is one of the few who survived a ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm. More >>
Updated: Friday, July 9 2010 3:41 PM EDT 2010-07-09 19:41:40 GMT
Learning more about AAA: Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms More >>
Updated: Tuesday, July 6 2010 4:29 PM EDT 2010-07-06 20:29:15 GMT
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 >>
Updated: Tuesday, July 6 2010 4:28 PM EDT 2010-07-06 20:28:52 GMT
Avera St. Luke's offers a new pool for warm water therapy. More >>
Updated: Sunday, July 4 2010 11:15 PM EDT 2010-07-05 03:15:28 GMT
The importance of kids learning to be in the water safely. More >>
Updated: Sunday, July 4 2010 6:35 PM EDT 2010-07-04 22:35:31 GMT
When should kids start swimming lessons? More >>
