Planning a healthy and safe spring break

Dr. Gigi Chawla, chief of general pediatrics at Children’s Minnesota, shares tips on keeping kids healthy during spring break travel.
Children’s Minnesota receives Magnet Recognition Program® designation
Children’s Minnesota is pleased to announce that it has received the prestigious Magnet Recognition Program® designation from the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC).
New technique developed to better identify risk for appendicitis
Dr. Anupam Kharbanda worked with a team at HealthPartners to develop a technique used to better identify a patient’s risk for appendicitis.
Children’s Minnesota and HealthPartners develop technique to improve appendicitis care for pediatric patients
Researchers from Children’s Minnesota (Children’s) and HealthPartners Institute have developed a new pediatric appendicitis risk calculator (pARC) to aid in the diagnosis of appendicitis. The calculator was developed as part of a $3.1 million, five-year grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH).
Minnesota Wild’s Eric Staal visits Children’s Minnesota
Minnesota Wild player Eric Staal celebrated a recent hat trick with a trip to Children’s to visit patients and families.
Communicating with teens with Type 1 diabetes
See these tips for talking with your teen with Type 1 diabetes and using the right language to keep communication open and healthy.
Traveling with diabetes
Before embarking on a trip, it’s a good idea to review our clinic’s travel guidelines for traveling with diabetes.
What to know during this rough flu season
Patsy Stinchfield, senior director of infection prevention and control, spoke with Mike Mulcahy at MPR about the 2016/2017 flu season.
In the crosshairs of gun violence: our children

Gun violence is a public health issue. Similar to other public health issues, we can’t tackle them with one single answer.