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COVID, flu, RSV: 6 ways to stay healthy

By Submitted | October 13, 2021

This paid piece is sponsored by Avera. COVID-19 continues to be a threat as we head into the winter months, but respiratory syncytial virus and flu are already making an appearance as well. We’ve got […]

CEO finds passion for paddling provides valuable escape

By Submitted | September 27, 2021

This paid piece is sponsored by Avera Health. With his helmeted head bouncing off the rocks on the bottom of the Salmon River in Idaho, Avera president and CEO Bob Sutton realized he was caught […]

Nurse’s COVID story: ‘Thank God that I’m alive’

By Submitted | September 15, 2021

This paid piece is sponsored by Avera Health. Nancy Auch thought she’d be sick a few weeks and then she’d be fine. Her treatment lasted much longer. Auch is a retired nurse who lives in […]

City, health leaders: Sioux Falls weeks away from another COVID-19 peak

By Jodi Schwan | September 1, 2021

Sept. 1, 2021 Sioux Falls is three to four weeks away from another peak of COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations, health officials predicted today. Leaders from Avera and Sanford Health and the city of Sioux Falls […]

Tips to ease back-to-school transitions for parents, students

By Submitted | August 25, 2021

This paid piece is sponsored by Avera. The time has come to swap swimming towels and sunscreen with notebooks and pencil boxes as kids of all ages – along with mom and dad – make […]

Long hours, total immersion? Interns say, yes, please!

By Submitted | August 11, 2021

This paid piece is sponsored by Avera Health. When South Dakota State University biochemistry student Caitlynn McGregor showed up for her first day of her Avera internship, her introduction was brief – and then she […]

I tried an AR-FIT class as a beginner. Here’s my experience

By Submitted | July 26, 2021

This paid piece is sponsored by Avera Health. By Lena Tran, Avera Health I hadn’t been back in the gym since COVID-19, but I knew I needed to return. Home workouts weren’t working out too […]

Putting a face to eating disorders in a state that lacks resources

By Pigeon605 Staff | July 14, 2021

By Jill Callison, for Pigeon605 One by one, Jen Hinker pasted the words on the right side of her face. Eat. Bulimia. Isolation. Depression. Slowly, word by word, that half of her face began to […]

Burn calories — 100 at a time — for benefits that add up

By Submitted | July 12, 2021

This paid piece is sponsored by Avera. Have you ever really thought about the power of 100 calories? Sometimes, we approach exercise as this “impossible” sort of commitment or something that we have to do […]

Summer chores: Save your house from chaos this summer

By Submitted | June 21, 2021

This paid piece is sponsored by Avera.  You may have noticed the usual household mess rising to a fever pitch these past few weeks with your kids home. Don’t give up just yet. Add chores […]

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