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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.

Ricardo Ortiz went jet skiing with his family. It was a sunny summer day. He had an accident and later received an unexpected diagnosis.

I was hospitalized September 20, 2017 after suffering from a subarachnoid ruptured aneurysm and stroke. I spent two weeks in the ICU.

When I went to medical school, I knew I would work in an aspect of medicine that I’d have the opportunity to work with patients long term.

As we reflect back on 2017, we remember the top achievements of over 130 years of HCMC serving the community!

When someone experiences a medical emergency and they are brought to HCMC, they go to what’s called the “stabilization room.”

Jessie Krone is incredibly thankful for her children. Her youngest daughter was born by C-section after a traumatic car crash.

Falls are the leading cause of injury and death among those aged 65 and older. Older adults are treated in emergency departments every year.

Shannon Kerr was driving, with her two girls secured in the back seat. They were on their way to get a puppy. Then, something happened.

Are you tired during the day? Is your energy low? Do you have trouble concentrating? Your challenges could be due to nighttime troubles.

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

IMPACT is a Medicare model utilized at Hospice of the Twin Cities that provides support and care coordination for terminally-ill patients.

In the mid-90s, my team and I sought to create “living wills” that would document vets’ choices about specific life-sustaining treatments.

For Mac Scheuble of Waconia, Minnesota, life was all about fishing, football, friendship and family. At 13, he faced a major injury.