Prairie Doc® Perspective Zip codes matter

By Debra Johnston, MD

By Debra Johnston, MD

Those of us who make our homes in the rural midwest understand that we face medical challenges our countrymen in more populated areas don’t. For example, there are two pediatric rheumatologists in the whole state of South Dakota. . . and they are both based in Fargo. In contrast, there are 10 in the Twin Cities with the University of Minnesota alone. In western South Dakota, you are nearly 15...

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