Health

Illnesses related to firefighting foam latest burden for South Dakota veterans

Illnesses related to firefighting foam latest burden for South Dakota veterans

Military veterans who served at Ellsworth Air Force Base near Rapid City and at Joe Foss Field Air National Guard Station in Sioux Falls are part of new national class-action lawsuits seeking damages due to exposure to toxic chemicals in firefighting foam.

South Dakota moms bond over a shared experience: C-sections

South Dakota moms bond over a shared experience: C-sections

One in four births in South Dakota is performed via cesarean section, and those births can range from the routine to the traumatic. In the first in a collaboration with SDPB's South Dakota Focus show, we look into how monthly meetings have a healing effect on moms who went through the procedure.

South Dakota rejects federal food funding despite 25,000 children going hungry

South Dakota rejects federal food funding despite 25,000 children going hungry

“Federal money often comes with strings attached, and more of it is often not a good thing."

Camp Lejeune contamination leaves South Dakota Marines with cancer — and resentment

Camp Lejeune contamination leaves South Dakota Marines with cancer — and resentment

STURGIS, S.D. – When he left the U.S. Marine Corps in 1983, after spending six years at Camp Lejeune in North Carolina, Ronald Lawson was a strong, healthy man with a barrel chest, strong arms and a solid frame that carried his 220 pounds with ease. He was a

Supreme Court ruling won’t stop abortion pill provider near South Dakota

Supreme Court ruling won’t stop abortion pill provider near South Dakota

A Minnesota doctor who helps procure mail-order medication abortions for South Dakota women said she plans to continue that practice even if the U.S. Supreme Court outlaws or limits the use of mifepristone, one of the pills used in the process. “It’s business as usual,” said Dr. Julie

RSV infections spreading quickly and causing severe illness among South Dakota

An earlier-than-normal and more virulent strain of RSV infections in South Dakota is causing severe illness in young children, sparking concerns that pediatric intensive care units could become strained, especially if combined with a winter spike in influenza or COVID-19 cases. RSV (respiratory syncytial virus) is a common, highly contagious

Student meals part 2: Congressional action sought to revive free meal program

Supporters of universal free meals for all schoolchildren in America are looking to the U.S. Congress for continued funding, either in a spending measure or the 2023 Farm Bill. Bu so far, no measure to extend the free meal program exists in Washington, D.C., and South Dakota’s