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Team at St. Louis Children’s Hospital, WashU Medicine Heart Center Perform First Pediatric “Domino” Partial Heart Transplant in the Midwest

With clinicians’ commitment to innovative care, the Heart Center has become one of only eight programs in the nation to ...

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Project Adam

Become a Heart Safe school In partnership with Project ADAM (Automated Defibrillators in Adams Memory), St. Louis Children’s Hospital can ...

Patient Stories

Small Patient, Big Breakthrough

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

Patient Stories

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 ...

Patient Stories

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 ...

Patient Stories

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 ...

Mom Docs

Protecting Your Infants From The Sun

On this episode of MomDocs, Dr. Carrie Coughlin, a pediatric dermatologist, joins us to discuss infants and sunscreen. ...

Mom Docs

What does the color of your period mean?

Here are a few general associations regarding period and discharge colors, and when you need to see a doctor. ...

Mom Docs

What to know about pregnancy and cavities

If you’re pregnant and feel like you’re suddenly experiencing your first-ever cavity, you’re not alone. ...