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CEO update: 7,000 strong against COVID-19 related racism and discrimination

Hennepin Healthcare, along with Hennepin County and the State of Minnesota, stands strong against racism and xenophobia.

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The healthy woman’s heart attack

Early in January 2017, Bobbijo felt something was wrong, and passed it off as acid reflux, thinking it would go away.

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Want a healthy heart?

We all have heard the things we should be doing to have a healthy heart. Diet and exercise. Diet and exercise. Diet and exercise.

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See snapshots spanning 14 decades of care at Hennepin Healthcare

Hennepin Healthcare has been around for over 130 years! View a timeline that showcases some of the key accomplishments and historical events.

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ECMO: Improving chances for survival when heart, lungs fail

A knock on his neighbor’s door may have saved Ahmed Warfa’s life. He was experiencing chest pain when he went to his neighbor for help.

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NICU babies befriend crochet octopi – and how you can help!

In 2018, Hennepin Healthcare’s NICU celebrated 50 years of caring for our tiniest patients. That’s 50+ years of putting our preemies first!

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Free from dialysis thanks to kidney that needed a little TLC

Hennepin Healthcare surgeon Dr. Paul Stahler transplanted a hepatitis C-infected kidney into a patient with kidney failure.

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Having a voice when disease cuts it short

May is Better Hearing & Speech Month – a time to celebrate speech-language pathologists and the field in which they practice.

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Go to sleep, little one

Many people remember the “Back to Sleep” campaign in the 1990s that recommended babies should always sleep on their backs for safety. 

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Statins and other cholesterol medications work best when partnered with healthy lifestyle choices

Your daily physical activity and diet choices play an important role in reducing your risk for heart disease and stroke.

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Getting from here to there: updates and resources for child passenger safety

Four out of five car seats are installed incorrectly. Keeping up with the recommendations for child passenger safety can be a challenge.

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Free hernia information session and screening

Abdominal wall hernias occurs when a part of an internal organ breaks through a tear or weak point in the abdominal wall.

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CDC issues guidelines on mild pediatric brain injuries

There is nothing ‘mild’ about a mild traumatic brain injury. This is something we at Hennepin Healthcare have known for years.

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New MRI in the Clinic & Specialty Center is just what the doctor ordered

Something magical happens when medical equipment provides an enhanced experience for the patient and advanced diagnostics for the clinician.

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Don’t be Rip Van Winkle

Was Rip lazy, shiftless, irresponsible or suffering from a sleep disorder? The 300 year old Rip Van Winkle legend describes a sleep episode.

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Brain injury research on concussions leads to neck strengthening in young athletes

Increased public awareness of the potential consequences of concussion has raised concern about the safety of youth sports.

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The best for healthy Latino youth

As it is National Hispanic Heritage Month we’re celebrating the Aqui Para Ti program at the Whittier Clinic.

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Same-day Surgery and Procedures designs space for optimal patient experience

It doesn’t happen every day – the opportunity to reimagine the entire process of same-day surgical procedures.

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Expanding surgical expertise with the da Vinci Xi HD robotic system

The robotic system allows surgeons to perform minimally invasive procedures that result in smaller incisions and enhanced recovery times.

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Redesigning the patient experience

Preparing to move to the new Clinic and Specialty Center is much more than packing boxes and moving the equipment to a new location.

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