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The World's First Genetic Sequencing of a Corndog Will Happen this Year at the Minnesota State Fair
This summer at the Minnesota State fair, another new attraction will be happening: The gene sequencing of a corn dog.Beth Thielen, MD, PhD, Assistant Professor in the Division of Pediatric Infectious...
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Pediatrics Staff Member Competes in the BTAA Data Viz Championship
Lindsy Halleckson, staff member in the Department of Pediatrics and local artist, participated in the Love Data Week Big Ten Academic Alliance Data Viz Championship. Her project, the Leaf...
Pediatric
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Dr. Amy Esler Discusses Autism Emergency Room Care Toolkit for Children
Parents all around are struggling to understand the best ways to take care of their children with autism because there are no open inpatient appointments available. Therefore, many of these families...
Pediatric
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University of Minnesota Department of Pediatrics Ranks 7th in NIH Funding in the 2023 Blue Ridge Rankings
The Blue Ridge Rankings, produced by the Blue Ridge Institute for Medical Research, are published rankings of medical institutions, departments, and researchers based on NIH funding received. We are...
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Congratulations to Dr. Cynthia Howard on Receiving the 2024 Gold-Headed Cane Award
Join us in congratulating Cynthia Howard, MD, MPHTM, Professor in the Division of Pediatric Hospital Medicine at the University of Minnesota on receiving the 2023 Gold-Headed Cane Award!The...
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University of Minnesota 10K Families Study Receives $12 Million in Funding from the National Cancer Institute
The University of Minnesota’s 10,000 Families Study was recently awarded a grant from the National Cancer Institute (NCI). This funding will be directed towards additional investigation into cancer...
Pediatric
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PS gene-editing shown to restore neural connections lost in brain disorder
A new study from the University of Minnesota is the first to demonstrate the ability for gene therapy to repair neural connections for those with the rare genetic brain disorder known as Hurler...
Pediatric
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Catherine M. Bendel, MD, receives The Graduate Medical Education Lifetime Achievement Award
We are excited to announce that Catherine M. Bendel, MD, received The Graduate Medical Education Lifetime Achievement Award for her noteworthy and lasting contributions to education in the University...
Pediatric
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200+ M Health Fairview physicians named ‘Top Doctors’ by Mpls.St.Paul Magazine
“The health of Minnesota is built on the 135-year legacy of care from remarkable physicians like these,” said Bevan Yueh, MD, MPH, vice dean of clinical affairs at the University of Minnesota Medical...
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Register Here for the 5th Annual Twin Cities Pediatric Update
We invite you to attend this hybrid educational experience on Sept. 21-22, 2023. The Twin Cities Pediatric Update is hosted by Children’s Minnesota, the University of Minnesota Department of...
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Announcing the Upcoming Chief Residents
Please help us in welcoming our upcoming chief residents for the 2023-2024 year:
Pediatrics
Ruegba Bekibele
Katrina Christian
Paige Dahlgren
Kayla Solstad
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Dr. Jill Foster on Past Vaccination Trends and Overcoming Vaccine Hesitancy
Vaccinations prevent millions of deaths each year, coming to the forefront as one of the most impactful health interventions in recent decades. Even with the promising preventative effects of...
Pediatric
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University of Minnesota Pediatric Research Helps Minnesota Become First State to Require Newborn Screening for CMV
On February 6th, 2023, Minnesota became the first state to screen all newborns for congenital cytomegalovirus (cCMV), the most common infectious birth defect in the United States. Though anyone can...
Pediatric
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2022 Blue Ridge Research Rankings Announced
Recently, the 2022 Blue Ridge Research Rankings were released, showing the University of Minnesota Medical as being ranked 21st of all medical schools for National Institutes of Health (NIH) funding...
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Wastewater Levels of COVID-19 Continue to Drop Following the Most Recent Surge Experts Say
The University of Minnesota has been surveying and examining wastewater in various counties across Minnesota in order to determine the rate at which COVID is declining. This has become a more...
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Announcing the Upcoming Pediatric Chief Residents
As we approach a new academic year, the Department of Pediatrics has selected another group of Pediatric Chief Residents. To see the upcoming year's information and future selections, view the list...
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University of Minnesota Physicians Providing Exemplary Care to a Family Dealing with Rare Diseases
An Alabama family with three children that all have rare diseases have found the M Health Fairview Masonic Children’s Hospital as a place that they can call home when needed. This article highlights...
Pediatric
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Discussing Pediatric Obesity Trends with University of Minnesota Physicians During the COVID Pandemic
Since the beginning of the pandemic, there has been a dramatic increase in obesity rates in children. In this article, Aaron Kelly, PhD sits down with an interviewer to discuss current childhood...
Pediatric
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Highlighting the Vivian Act and the University of Minnesota's Work in Advocating for Regular Screening
Because of the Vivian Act that was passed, Minnesota is now the first state to start universal screening for congenital Cytomegalovirus (cCMV) in all newborn infants. This article highlights the work...
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