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Comprehensive Clinic Addresses Noncardiac Issues of Fontan Patients
Prior to 1971, children born with single ventricle congenital heart disease rarely lived beyond 10 years of age. With the ...
New Neurology Chief Focuses on Research and Collaboration for Better Patient Care
With an insatiable curiosity and passion for patient care, pediatric neurologist Christina Gurnett, MD, PhD, doesn’t accept the status quo ...
The Pros and Cons of Vertebral Body Tethering for Scoliosis
Scott Luhmann, MD, a Washington University orthopedic surgeon at St. Louis Children’s Hospital, has expertise in a variety of procedures ...
Historic Heart-Lung Transplant Saves Baby
Jack was born in January 2018 with an underdeveloped heart and severely damaged lungs—hypoplastic left heart syndrome. Clearly a fighter, ...
The Dangers of Juuling | Keeping Your Teen Safe
Juuling is the new “cool” thing to do among teenagers. Have you heard of it? If you’re like many parents, ...
Nerve Surgery Leads to Remarkable Recovery After Boating Accident
It was a perfect, sunny Memorial Day weekend on a private lake near New Florence, Missouri, when Ashton Yates, 11, ...
The Head-Heart Connection
In search of the best way to protect the brain development of children with congenital heart disease Neonatologist Cynthia Ortinau, ...
Owen Kicked Cancer - Twice
During a routine surgery to repair a hernia, Owen Williams’ doctors found something much more menacing: a tumor in the ...
Clinic Helps Children With Congenital Heart Disease Reach Their Full Potential
Children with congenital heart disease are now surviving and living longer lives because of advances in surgeries and medical management. ...
