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Save a life – learn CPR.

Alicia Bravo is an emergency medicine nurse here at Hennepin Healthcare. She was training for a triathlon swimming.

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Tips for talking to children about difficult news stories

When traumatic events that make children feel unsafe are in the news, it is often difficult for parents to find ways to talk about them.

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Saving a life-saver

Hennepin EMS paramedics respond to a variety of scenes for emergency calls – often the same ones as the Minneapolis Fire Department.

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Managing arthritis doesn’t have to be a pain

Not every adult will experience arthritis, and there are pain management options for those who do experience either form of the disease.

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Clinic & Specialty Center Earns LEED Gold Certification

The Clinic & Specialty Center was awarded LEED certification at the Gold level for Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design.

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Go to sleep, little one

Many people remember the “Back to Sleep” campaign in the 1990s that recommended babies should always sleep on their backs for safety. 

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Statins and other cholesterol medications work best when partnered with healthy lifestyle choices

Your daily physical activity and diet choices play an important role in reducing your risk for heart disease and stroke.

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Celebrating ten years of breast cancer survivors

Every year our clinic staff recognize women and men for their strength and commitment to fight and heal from breast cancer.

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Getting from here to there: updates and resources for child passenger safety

Four out of five car seats are installed incorrectly. Keeping up with the recommendations for child passenger safety can be a challenge.

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Free hernia information session and screening

Abdominal wall hernias occurs when a part of an internal organ breaks through a tear or weak point in the abdominal wall.

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CDC issues guidelines on mild pediatric brain injuries

There is nothing ‘mild’ about a mild traumatic brain injury. This is something we at Hennepin Healthcare have known for years.

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“A partner in healing”

Integrative Medicine is defined as healing-oriented medicine that takes account of the whole person, including all aspects of lifestyle.

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How can I help prevent suicide?

Suicide is a public health issue that impacts individuals, families, and communities everywhere. Find suicide prevention information.

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New MRI in the Clinic & Specialty Center is just what the doctor ordered

Something magical happens when medical equipment provides an enhanced experience for the patient and advanced diagnostics for the clinician.

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Hennepin Healthcare at the 2018 Minnesota State Fair

Going to the MN State Fair? Check out the following events and get together with Hennepin Healthcare at the Great Minnesota Get-Together.

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Why are my allergies so bad?

Ragweed is a weed that grows throughout the country, flowering in mid-August. One plant can release up to a billion pollen grains.

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Don’t be Rip Van Winkle

Was Rip lazy, shiftless, irresponsible or suffering from a sleep disorder? The 300 year old Rip Van Winkle legend describes a sleep episode.

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Jet ski accident leads to unexpected diagnosis

Ricardo Ortiz went jet skiing with his family. It was a sunny summer day. He had an accident and later received an unexpected diagnosis.

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It’s time to trust your gut again

We have all experienced a bad stomach ache. The sensation may have been dull, sharp, or a mixture of both.

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Local writer thanks and apologizes to neurosurgery team and ICU nurses

I was hospitalized September 20, 2017 after suffering from a subarachnoid ruptured aneurysm and stroke. I spent two weeks in the ICU.

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