Dr. Josh Clayton

State health officials say 28 people in the state might be re-infected with COVID-19. State epidemiologist Josh Clayton says these are people who tested…

After fighting off an initial hotspot in the early days of the pandemic in South Dakota, Beadle County is again leading the state in new COVID-19 cases.…

State health officials say the majority of COVID-19 cases connected to the Smithfield meatpacking plant in Sioux Falls have recovered. Meanwhile, other…

The South Dakota Department of Health has confirmed two cases of mumps in southeastern South Dakota. The Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services…

In The Moment ... August 28, 2019 Show 647 Hour 2 South Dakota parents, educators and health officials are facing a four-year gap in data about risky…

Health officials have confirmed the first case of a rare paralyzing illness in South Dakota. Acute flaccid myelitis can cause weakness in the arms and…

In 2017, South Dakota saw the highest number of suicides in state history. This is the second time the state has broken its own suicide record in less…

In The Moment ... April 3, 2018 Show 307 Hour 1Today we welcome South Dakota's epidemiologist Dr. Josh Clayton. Influenza A may be behind us but there may…

South Dakota has the third highest suicide rate for young people in the country, and overall suicide rates in the state are on the rise.One woman from…

In The Moment ... February 5, 2018 Show 270 Hour 2South Dakota state epidemiologist Dr. Josh Clayton provides the current influenza update, and we discuss…