AGP Executive Report
Last update: 42 minutes agoRural Health Watch: Brookings Health System earned an American Heart Association “Get With The Guidelines—Stroke Rural Recognition” Bronze award for improving stroke care and closing rural outcome gaps, while Sanford Westbrook Medical Center was recognized through Mission: Lifeline Stroke for strengthening post-acute stroke rehabilitation systems. Public Health & Safety: A new national push is growing to ban or limit cellphones in K-12 schools, with a JAMA Pediatrics analysis finding many states now restrict nonacademic use amid concerns about youth anxiety and depression. Health Tech in Sioux Falls: A Sioux Falls vascular surgeon highlighted BlueDop, a device aimed at quickly measuring blood flow to help prevent diabetic foot amputations by catching peripheral vascular disease earlier. Air Quality: Smoke from major wildfires in western Canada and the western U.S. is drifting into the Upper Midwest, including eastern South Dakota; officials urge people with asthma, heart disease, COPD, kids, and older adults to limit outdoor time when air worsens. Food Safety: Amy’s Organic Lentil Soup—Light in Sodium is under a voluntary recall in multiple states due to a packaging defect that could lead to spoilage. Local Health-Related Crime: Sioux Falls police are investigating an apparent murder-suicide involving two 80-year-old spouses.
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