Health
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Articles on health trends in the state's cities, rural areas and reservations, annual report cards on health systems and the impact of government on people's well being.
Rising anger and violence toward healthcare workers hampering patient care in SD
Increasing anger and even violence toward healthcare workers in South Dakota and across the U.S. is adding great stress on practitioners who are already enduring the pain and hardship of providing care during the deadly COVID-19 pandemic.
Healthcare workers in South Dakota have been called offensive names, faced
Child hospitalizations, Long-COVID concerns rise amid omicron surge in South Dakota
As COVID-19 infections sweep across South Dakota in record numbers, concerns are rising that children and adolescents are suffering more severe illness than before and may be susceptible to symptoms that can afflict them long into their lifetimes.
A growing body of medical research and reports from pediatricians in
Many South Dakota parents hesitant to get children vaccinated against COVID-19
Compared to other Great Plains states, South Dakota is off to a slow start in getting children ages 5-11 vaccinated against the coronavirus.
With child vaccines available for nearly a month, so far only about one in 20 eligible South Dakota children aged 5-11 has received a dose
Labor shortage and COVID-19 costs causing crisis in South Dakota's long-term care industry
Finding a safe, affordable and accessible nursing home or assisted-living center for sick or elderly South Dakotans has become more difficult in recent years but is getting harder than ever due to a shortage of facility workers and financial losses suffered amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
The labor shortage
COVID-19 on Campus: One student’s personal perspective
After a year and a half of attending college during unprecedented times, it has been welcome to return to a more normal school year at South Dakota State University.
From fully in-person instruction, to full capacity events such as football games and student organization events, to unrestricted access to
College life in South Dakota appears normal, but COVID concerns still simmer
College campuses across South Dakota have a mostly back-to-normal feel so far this academic year, but the COVID-19 pandemic remains a top concern for many students, faculty and staff.
University leaders want students to experience a typical collegiate year with indoor and outdoor pep rallies, sporting events
Political partisanship and GOP messaging driving vaccine hesitancy in South Dakota
Even as COVID-19 infections and deaths are rising once again in South Dakota, resistance to getting vaccinated remains entrenched among some state residents, and the political divide over whether to get vaccinated shows no signs of narrowing.
Two new sets of polling data on vaccine-hesitancy rates and reasons