Medicine

The VA Health Care System is undertaking $20 million dollars in construction and renovations on its facility in Sioux Falls. Officials hope the additional…

A United States Senator and a state lawmaker agree that the federal government is failing to provide adequate health care to Native Americans. United…

Avera is launching the first South Dakota-based study to track twins. The health organization’s Institute for Human Genetics has partnered with the…

Jason McEntee facilitates the Literature and Medicine Program at the Sioux Falls VA Medical Center. As they wrap up another session, McEntee (Associate…

First-year medical students are tapping into new technologies that support health providers in rural areas. Avera’s eCare facility provides live video…

House Bill 1157 has cleared the state legislature.The measure requires medical doctors to inform a woman who is undergoing a drug-induced abortion that…

State leaders are talking weekly with federal officials as they work on a change that could prompt Medicaid expansion in South Dakota. Governor Dennis…

The deadline looms for seniors who want insurance plans to help cover the cost of prescription drugs. Monday is the last day to enroll in or change…

Avera Health is buying insurance organization DakotaCare. Company leaders are not revealing the purchase price. Talks started two weeks ago, and…

Avera’s work to personalize cancer treatment could help people around the world. Leaders for the health system made the announcement Tuesday that the…