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Sweet Liby and Her New Heartbeat

Learn more about Liby Peterson's journey to find a heart transplant with St. Louis Children's Hospital. ...

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Overuse Injuries in Sports | Parenting Tips

Overuse injuries are subtle and usually occur over time, making them challenging to diagnose and treat. In today’s episode, Dr ...

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A Surgeon Finds His Calling in the Intricacy of Hand Anatomy

Growing up in Birmingham, Ala., Charles A. Goldfarb was the youngest son of a head and neck surgeon. His older ...

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PACT supports families through life’s biggest challenges

While working as a neonatologist for almost 30 years in the Newborn Intensive Care Unit (NICU) at St. Louis Children’s ...

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Moyamoya Expertise Allows Stacey to Bounce Back After Strokes 

Read more about Stacey Mitchell's struggle with moyamoya and her experience with St. Louis Children's Hospital. ...

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Meet the Brains Behind Concussion Care: Mark Halstead, MD

Growing up in Wisconsin, Mark Halstead, MD, a Washington University pediatric sports medicine physician at St. Louis Children’s Hospital, played ...

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Motion Analysis Center Offers Comprehensive Gait Evaluation

St. Louis Children’s Hospital now offers comprehensive gait evaluations for children with mobility problems at its newly opened Motion Analysis ...

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3D Spinal Models Improve Surgical Planning and Execution

Riley Jones, 14, was born with three extra vertebrae that caused a sharp angular deformity of the spine and compressed ...

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The Pros and Cons of Vertebral Body Tethering for Scoliosis

Scott Luhmann, MD, has expertise in a variety of procedures to treat scoliosis including vertebral body stapling, tethering and resection. ...