Healthcare

Avera St. Luke’s Hospital announces a series of construction projects in Aberdeen.

A South Dakota child younger than 10 in Brown County is diagnosed with hepatitis. The Department of Health is investigating to determine how the child contracted the condition.

Tomorrow night's On Call with the Prairie Doc® celebrates it's 20th season. The current team physicians join the show.

May is mental health awareness month. Today we're exploring how psychiatric medications are prescribed in the United States and the process of informed consent. When can medication help in a mental health crisis? When can medication create worse outcomes to that mental health crisis? And when should those medications really not be prescribed at all?

A leaked draft of a U.S. Supreme Court opinion provides insight into the potential overruling of the landmark case Roe v. Wade. South Dakota experts say the decision could affect other rights and lead to a statewide election.

Stress creates physical and mental strain. April is Stress Awareness Month and a time to remind ourselves how to cope with and reduce that stress.

A symposium this weekend in Sioux Falls aims to explore the intersection of faith and addiction. The conversation, "Addressing the Addiction Crisis as People of Faith," will be from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Sunday at Gloria Dei Lutheran Church.

When weather extremes and other factors threaten our livelihood, HOPE can be hard to come by. The stresses of farming and ranching inspired the creation of a hotline dedicated to providing mental health care to ag producers. The man who created the hotline knows the stressors of farming firsthand.

The abuse and maltreatment of children in South Dakota is preventable. the South Dakota Center for the Prevention of Child Maltreatment Center aims to help communities eliminate abuse through training, education, and connections to resources.

The focus this week of On Call with the Prairie Doc® is ear, nose, and throat. These are vital parts of our bodies and need to be attended to in order to keep them operating properly. There are many factors that affect these parts such as antihistamine use, what are the long-term effects? Dr. Kelly Evans is this week’s host of On Call with the Prairie Doc®.