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Small Patient, Big Breakthrough

When their son Jesse was diagnosed at 3 months old with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM), Amanda and Ben knew there would ...

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Care With Heart: When Their 2-Year-Old Needed a New Heart, One Family Found Hope Close to Home

In December 2022, David arrived at St. Louis Children’s Hospital carrying his beloved Cookie Monster stuffie. David, then just 2 ...

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Audrey’s Brave New Chapter: Young Patient Thriving After Heart Transplant

Molly has spent her entire career as a registered nurse at the St. Louis Children’s Hospital and Washington University Heart ...

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The Best Father’s Day Gift Ever

On Father’s Day, families gather to celebrate dads. But for Monika and Michael, the holiday has taken on a whole ...

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Young Athlete Center Gets Rebecca Back in the Game

When 14-year-old Rebecca tore a ligament in her knee playing soccer, the team of pediatric-trained sports medicine experts at the ...

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Seeking Answers for Rare and Unknown Diseases

Two siblings diagnosed with the same rare disease work with a team of Washington University specialists to move pediatric medicine ...

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Restoring Hope: How a Breakthrough Treatment Helped a Teenager Defeat Epilepsy

Sophia suffered from epilepsy that for years, but after receiving a groundbreaking procedure from the pediatric neurology team at St ...

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Karsyn's Story

When a healthy high school senior suddenly developed yellow eyes, Karsyn's family turned to St. Louis Children's Hospital. With expertise ...

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Newborn with rare brain tumor survives, thrives after treatment at St. Louis Children’s Hospital

Emily Murray knows the value of teamwork and family. The successful businesswoman’s career took her all over the world. Not ...