Dr. David Basel

Though the recent global outbreaks of monkeypox leave many nervous, the way it spreads means it's unlikely the world will have another pandemic on its hands.

In The Moment … January 27th, 2021 Show 979 Hour 2South Dakota is one of the nation's leaders in distribution and administration of the approved COVID-19…

The most recent CDC guidance says people can continue to test positive for COVID-19 up to three months after their initial diagnosis. But so far, those…

In The Moment … October 26, 2020 Show 928 Hour 2South Dakota reached 1,000 new COVID-19 cases in one twice in October. The odds that you personally know…

North Dakota is asking people to conduct their own contact tracing as the state’s Department of Health is overwhelmed with new COVID-19 cases.Here in…

COVID-19 case counts and hospitalization rates in the Sioux Falls area are continuing to rise. Representatives from Sanford and Avera say they need the…

Dr. David Basel is Vice President of Clinical Quality with Avera Medical Group. He talked with SDPB's Jackie Hendry about the system's COVID-19 response…

Local health providers say individual hospital capacity is not the best metric for gauging responses to COVID-19. After reports of deferred patients…

In The Moment … August 10, 2020 Show 877 Hour 1COVID 19 is still here and some say it's here to stay. The numbers in the United States are quite high. Dr.…

In The Moment … May 5, 2020 Show 810 Hour 1Since we first learned of confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the United States, Americans have been focused on…