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Medical Animation: Congenital Heart Defects

Congenital heart defect is the term given when one or more defects in the structure of the heart are present ...

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Medical Animation: Fetal Development

St. Louis Children's Hospital explains how the fetus develops in the mother's womb and how the mother gives birth to ...

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Medical Animation: Cesarean Delivery

St. Louis Children's Hospital discusses how a cesarean section works and what the doctors do to deliver the baby. ...

News

Missouri 5-Month-Old Survives Heart-Lung Transplant

On May 23, cardiologists at St. Louis Children’s Hospital’s Heart Center performed the transplant on Jack, making him the youngest ...

News

St. Louis Doctors Change Antibiotic Treatment Tactics for Premature Infants to Curb Drug Resistance

In the newborn intensive care unit at St. Louis Children’s Hospital, physicians and pharmacists are looking at treating babies with ...

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The Importance of Specialized Treatment for Complex Fractures

With his mother being a nurse, Mark Miller, MD, was always intrigued by medicine. He knew from a young age ...

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Neurology and Neurosurgery Programs Nationally Recognized 

St. Louis Children's Hospital-Washington University School of Medicine gets ranked among America's Best Children's Hospitals in the nation. ...

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The Benefits of Multidisciplinary Follow-Up for CDH

Read about the benefits of multidisciplinary follow-up for congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH). ...

Patient Stories

Haylee York: Living with Joy

Haylee does not let pulmonary hypertension slow her down. ...