Children’s is celebrating National Volunteer Week!
Children’s is celebrating National Volunteer Week this week! From April 15-21 we are taking a moment to thank the many volunteers throughout Children’s who share their time and talents with our...
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Sweet Dreams for Kids brings pajamas, smiles to Children’s
Wendy Berezovsky, founder of Sweet Dreams for Kids, and her family threw a pajama party at Star Studio on May 31. Kids don’t always understand that sometimes it hurts to feel better. At Children’s, we...
View Article2012 Paralympic Games: Putting one foot in front of the other
It’s easy to be inspired by Mallory Weggemann. She literally swims laps around people like you and me – and does so using only half her body. On Jan. 21, 2008, the girl who had spent more than a decade...
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The truth about exercise and pregnancy
Dr. Deb Krahl has been a practicing OB/GYN for 16 years. She received her medical degree from the University of Minnesota before completing her residency training at the University of...
View ArticleFour reminders to prevent the flu
Flu season. It’s that time of year when we duck for cover in Minnesota. We all know someone who has battled the flu. The flu is a serious respiratory illness, and the symptoms can be downright nasty –...
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#childrenschat: The work continues after Childhood Cancer Awareness Month
September is National Childhood Cancer Awareness Month. Childhood cancer affects nearly one in 10,000 kids each year, and nearly 13,000 children under the age of 21 are diagnosed each year in the...
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Childhood cancer Twitter chat with Children’s
Join Children’s Hospitals and Clinics of Minnesota for a Twitter chat on childhood cancer on Monday, Oct. 1, at 3 p.m. CST. We’ll talk about: Childhood cancers: How does cancer impact kids...
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A mom’s story: The power of walking
This is a guest blog post by Liz Keating. She’s a Family Advisory Council member at Children’s Hospitals and Clinics of Minnesota and a mom of three. I had to be largely off my feet while pregnant...
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Choosing a midwife, from her point of view
Forty years ago in her home country of Iran, Nahid Shokohi Razmpour became a midwife. She’s been delivering babies ever since. Shokohi Razmpour, part of HealthPartners Medical Group and delivers at...
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Common questions about bacteria, viruses and vaccines during pregnancy
By Dr. Deb Krahl Dr. Deb Krahl has been a practicing OB/GYN for 16 years. She received her medical degree from the University of Minnesota before completing her residency training at the University of...
View Article#TwitterTour: The Mother Baby Center
[View the story "The Mother Baby Center -- A sneak peek" on Storify] The Mother Baby Center — A sneak peek The Mother Baby Center doesn’t open until Feb. 4. But, we wanted to give the public a special...
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Mom to shave the day for childhood cancer
Adrian No mom should have to hold her child’s hand and tell him that his cancer has returned – after having his kidney removed, undergoing seven days of radiation and getting 25 weeks of chemo...
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Five things you may not know about music therapy
In honor of music therapy week, Erinn Danielson, music therapist, gives us a peek inside her job at Children’s Hospitals and Clinics of Minnesota. Stepping onto the Children’s elevators each day,...
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Children’s staff plants the seeds of cancer care in Jamaica
This post is by Dr. Joanna Perkins, a member of the Children’s cancer and blood disorders team. She, along with pediatric nurse practitioner Dawn Niess, are in the midst of helping Bustamante Hospital...
View ArticleStaying safe on the go: winter travel tips
Here in Minnesota, Gov. Mark Dayton just announced that all of Minnesota’s public schools would be closed Monday, Jan. 6. Why? The coldest temperatures in a decade are forecast to descend on much of...
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A peek inside a music therapist’s cart: What do you do with all that stuff?
This music therapy cart contains instruments, not ice cream. By Erinn Frees and Kim Arter Some people have a bag of tricks, but the music therapists at Children’s Hospitals and Clinics of Minnesota are...
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5 things you may not know about music therapy
Erinn Frees (right), a music therapist at Children's, tells us five things you may not know about music therapy. At left is music therapist Kim Arter. In honor of Music Therapy Week, music therapist...
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Five Question Friday: Brenda Sitzmann
Happy Friday! This week, we’re pleased to introduce Brenda Sitzmann, a speech-language pathologist at our Woodbury clinic and the Children’s Cleft and Craniofacial Clinic. Brenda Sitzmann,...
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What you may not know about eating disorders
You may think you know a lot about eating disorders — that they’re caused by the social pressure to look like models, or that they’re all about weight loss and excessive exercise — but there’s more...
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