At their 20-week ultrasound, Hannah and Josh learned their unborn daughter had an extremely rare cardiac tumor called a pericardial teratoma, which can grow to compress her tiny heart and result in cardiac failure Their baby Harriet’s chance of survival was less than 40 percent. From 2000-2020, only 55 fetal pericardial teratomas were reported worldwide.
Collaborative cardiovascular care turned a life-threatening condition into a second chance for a 17-year-old male who needed a left ventricular assist device as a bridge to heart transplantation.
More than 160 pediatric providers from health systems statewide have joined Children’s Minnesota in calling on Minnesota lawmakers to take further action to prevent gun violence.
Children’s Minnesota is thrilled to announce the Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal selected four of our Kid Experts as 2023 Health Care Heroes.
Minnesota Twins shortstop Carlos Correa, his wife Daniella, and representatives from the Correa Family Foundation visited our Minneapolis hospital campus this week.
The ninth edition of the Top Doctors: Rising Stars list highlights up-and-coming physicians who have been fully licensed to practice for approximately 10 years or less and are recognized for their achievements by peers.
The list honors Black leaders for their commitment to the health care field and recognizes that their viewpoints are crucial to the foundation of organizations, programs and partnerships that foster health equity and inclusion.
Next Step aims to interrupt the cycle of recurrent violence and help youth and young adults avoid re-injury and further trauma. Children’s Minnesota will be the first exclusively pediatric health system to partner with Next Step.
Children’s Minnesota is excited to announce that due to growth in the Cleft and Craniofacial program, the specialties are being split into their own respective multidisciplinary subspecialty programs.
A mysterious wave of acute hepatitis in children remains under investigation and now spans 46 states and at least 11 countries in Europe and the Americas. In September 2022, an episode of Talking Pediatrics, “Crack the Case: Hepatitis, Adenovirus and a Boy with Yellow Eyes,” explored the case of a 4-year-old boy who presented at Children’s Minnesota with symptoms of possible hepatitis. Dr. Bryan Fate, primary care physician, and Dr. Rashedat Oshodi, resident from the University of Minnesota, discussed the case and the medical decisions that were involved.