COVID antibody treatments effective but underused in SD
A treatment that can reduce symptoms and hospitalizations and possibly prevent deaths due to COVID-19 is widely available in South Dakota and across the country, but health experts say the monoclonal antibody drugs are not being used as often as they could.
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Bart Pfankuch/South Dakota News Watch | 1:30 pm, Feb. 3, 2021 ×
A relatively new medical treatment that can reduce symptoms, speed recovery and even prevent death due to COVID-19 in some patients is widely available across the U.S. and South Dakota but is not being used as much as health officials and medical providers would like.
S.D. lawmakers off to slow start in regulating legal weed, but industry ramping up Nick Lowrey, South Dakota News Watch
Entrepreneurs across South Dakota are already taking steps to claim a share of the state’s soon-to-be-legal marijuana market, but legislators and regulators are off to a slow start in crafting laws and rules to govern the controversial new industry.
The sale, possession and use of recreational and medicinal marijuana are set to become legal in South Dakota for the first time on July 1. But when the 2021 South Dakota legislative session started on Jan. 12, only one bill regarding marijuana had been filed.
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With a few simple questions and just a little extra effort, reporters and editors can quickly improve the quality and value of their work and raise the profile and credibility of their news organization.
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Bart Pfankuch, content director of South Dakota News Watch; contact him at bart.pfankuch@sdnewswatch.org.
And if done correctly, and regularly, this new method of reporting stories can lead to positive changes in our communities and the lives of residents.
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