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World Delirium Awareness Day is March 11, but what exactly is delirium?

Delirium is a rapid change in brain function that affects the ability to focus attention that patients experience while hospitalized.

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Vocabulary lesson: What is a doula?

Having a baby is one of the most exciting, scary, and vulnerable times in a mom’s life. You have never had so many questions.

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98% artery blockage took him by surprise

Eric had been dealing with chest pains for about a week, but only when he bent over to do something like tie his shoes.

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The healthy woman’s heart attack

Early in January 2017, Bobbijo felt something was wrong, and passed it off as acid reflux, thinking it would go away.

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Want a healthy heart?

We all have heard the things we should be doing to have a healthy heart. Diet and exercise. Diet and exercise. Diet and exercise.

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Help is on the way

For Domonique Vetaw and Jahanna Robinson, helping others was their primary reason for becoming EMS Dispatchers (EMD) at Hennepin Healthcare.

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See snapshots spanning 14 decades of care at Hennepin Healthcare

Hennepin Healthcare has been around for over 130 years! View a timeline that showcases some of the key accomplishments and historical events.

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ECMO: Improving chances for survival when heart, lungs fail

A knock on his neighbor’s door may have saved Ahmed Warfa’s life. He was experiencing chest pain when he went to his neighbor for help.

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Hospice care is palliative care, but not all palliative care is hospice care

The terms “palliative care” and “hospice care” are often used interchangeably when, in fact, they are not the same thing.

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TBI and heart attack survivor: “I’m blessed”

When Ricky Price was asked to build a giant heart for a music video, he never knew that later his own heart would require reconstruction.

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Gratitude is good for you!

Gratitude is the quality, feeling or act of being thankful. It is appreciation for the things and people around you.

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1 in 10 Women: Endometriosis

Endometriosis, a potentially disabling condition, affects approximately 200 hundred million women’s lives.

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Dr. Cutts, Safety Net Champion, advocates for needs of underserved children

Dr. Cutts has been a positive force for change as a general pediatrician with special expertise in pediatric nutrition.

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NICU babies befriend crochet octopi – and how you can help!

In 2018, Hennepin Healthcare’s NICU celebrated 50 years of caring for our tiniest patients. That’s 50+ years of putting our preemies first!

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Breastfeeding help… even before a baby is born

Visiting with a lactation consultant before your baby arrives can help you prepare to breastfeed or provide expressed milk.

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Local artist illustrates a day in the life at Hennepin Healthcare in 160 moments over 24 hours

Over the course of a year and a half, local artist Anita White captured moments that spanned every hour of the day – all 24 hours of it.

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144 nurses and counting: How nurse recognition blossomed at Hennepin thanks to DAISY program

She is wonderful with her patients. Her actions are excellent, a true statement of her skills. She demonstrates excellent nursing care.

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Physical therapy can help kiddos with toileting problems

Bladder and bowel dysfunction (difficulty with urination and/or having a bowel movement) in children can be very distressing to the child. 

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Get your skin ready for the winter

Dry skin and eczema are two of the most common conditions the dermatologists at Hennepin Healthcare see in winter.

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Two heart attacks – two different types of pain

Pain from a heart attack can take on different forms for women and subtle differences could make a difference for patients.

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