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Curstie Konold

Curstie Konold

Teen Mental Health

Curstie Konold
Monday, June 2, 2025
The start of summer brings a sense of excitement for many teens. Take a moment to reflect back to your teen years. As we reminisce, we can likely all say that our adolescent years were a unique and informative time of our life.
Ethan Snow

Ethan Snow

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Anatomical Variations: Connecting research & patient care

Ethan Snow
Tuesday, December 10, 2024
The human body is composed of a typical pattern of anatomy, yet every structure varies in form from person to person. For example, humans develop with a standard set of defined muscles, yet the shape and mass of each muscle varies significantly among individuals.
Andrew Ellsworth, MD

Andrew Ellsworth, MD

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HPV causes cancer, and can be prevented

Andrew Ellsworth
Wednesday, October 30, 2024
What do warts, pap smears, cervical cancer, head and neck cancer, and a vaccine all have in common? Three letters: HPV Human papillomavirus ( HPV) is a common virus that can cause growths on skin and mucous membranes.
How to prevent sudden death

How to prevent sudden death

How to prevent sudden death

Richard P. Holm
Tuesday, June 11, 2024
My first experience with cardiopulmonary resuscitation was during the summer of 1969. I was an orderly in a Minneapolis intensive care unit (ICU) when my patient stopped breathing.I called for help and provided mouth-to-mouth breathing until the team arrived.
Joanie S. Holm, R.N., C.N.P.

Joanie S. Holm, R.N., C.N.P.

Early intervention is important in your baby’s development

Joanie Holm
Tuesday, May 28, 2024
It has been a few years since my children were babies!Having spent my youth as a babysitter and a career in pediatrics, I was pretty comfortable in watching the developmental of babies, toddlers and young children. ( Teenagers are another story for another day!!
Debra Johnson, M.D. is part of The Prairie Doc team of physicians and currently practices family medicine in Brookings, South Dakota.

Debra Johnson, M.D. is part of The Prairie Doc team of physicians and currently practices family medicine in Brookings, South Dakota.

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Reflecting on progress

Debra Johnson
Tuesday, April 16, 2024
It’s human nature to tell stories about the past, and doctors aren’t immune to that impulse. The second year medical students rotating through my clinic have me reflecting on my own years as a fledgling physician, and the changes I’ve seen in my decades of practice.
Kelly Evans-Hullinger, M.D. is part of The Prairie Doc team of physicians and currently practices internal medicine in Brookings, South Dakota.

Kelly Evans-Hullinger, M.D. is part of The Prairie Doc team of physicians and currently practices internal medicine in Brookings, South Dakota.

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Joint replacement surgery: An individualized decision

Kelly Evans Hullinger
Tuesday, April 2, 2024
As a general internist who does primary care for adult and elderly patients, I talk to patients a lot about arthritis and joint replacement surgery. This type of surgery, also known as arthroplasty, is one of the most common types of elective surgery done in the United States.
Kelly Evans-Hullinger, M.D. is part of The Prairie Doc team of physicians and currently practices internal medicine in Brookings, South Dakota.

Kelly Evans-Hullinger, M.D. is part of The Prairie Doc team of physicians and currently practices internal medicine in Brookings, South Dakota.

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The nagging cough

Kelly Evans Hullinger
Wednesday, February 28, 2024
“I’ve got this cough that just won’t go away,” my patient says, and I know this story all too well. Chronic cough, a cough that lasts more than two months, is a common ailment which in most cases is benign. But for the patient it is both bothersome and worrisome.
Andrew Ellsworth, M.D. is part of The Prairie Doc team of physicians and currently practices family medicine in Brookings, South Dakota. Follow The Prairie Doc at www. prairiedoc.org and on Facebook

Andrew Ellsworth, M.D. is part of The Prairie Doc team of physicians and currently practices family medicine in Brookings, South Dakota. Follow The Prairie Doc at www. prairiedoc.org and on Facebook

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No man is an island

Andrew Ellsworth
Wednesday, February 21, 2024
“No man is an island, entire of itself, every man is a piece of the continent, a part of the main.” This is the beginning of a poem from 1624. In it, the poet John Donne appreciates how humans are all connected. Indeed, humans are social beings, and social connection is a factor in our health.