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What is lifestyle medicine?

September 7, 2021

Your behavior and lifestyle (how one lives), play a very important role in your health. Sometimes, changes in behavior and lifestyle can have a great impact on how your body deals with diseases and your health. Whether your goal is to prevent health problems and harness your body’s true potential for wellbeing, or learning how to live with and even reverse some of the problems that come with diseases such as diabetes, arthritis, stroke, cancer or heart disease, you will benefit from taking action. (more…)

Worry monsters

September 3, 2021

When the COVID pandemic began, volunteers began making masks. And more masks. And more masks. They were in high demand and gratefully accepted. They were used by staff, patients, and visitors in all areas as the system began to adjust to pandemic rules and restrictions. But, as vaccines rolled out and mask mandates lifted (outside of healthcare facilities), there was no longer a need for more masks. Our mask makers, who love to sew and love to help others, were approached with a new idea for their creativity outlets – worry monsters.

What is a worry monster? (more…)

Young, healthy – and at risk for a heart attack?

August 27, 2021

John Grudnowski is a 44-year-old marketing executive who works out 3-4 times a week. He had no apparent risk factors for a heart attack, but on May 22, 2021, that’s exactly what he experienced while living for a short time in Costa Rica.

“I had just completed one of my workouts with a personal trainer and afterward felt like I couldn’t do anything,” he explains. “I could barely even do a push-up, and I began to feel nauseous so I went home. My wife said that everyone was heading to the beach, but I just wasn’t feeling well and wanted to lie down for a while. Never in my wildest dreams did I think I was going to have a heart attack.” (more…)

The Fatherhood Experience: Bruce Murray

August 20, 20214

Fatherhood looks different to every dad. That’s why we’re taking an in-depth look at fatherhood with key experts, regular parents, and everyone in between in this mini-series, “The Fatherhood Experience.”

This week we spoke to Bruce Murray. Bruce is a Father Advocate and Case Manager with MVNA, the community care extension of Hennepin Healthcare, providing visiting services to dads and has taught parenting classes in partnership with the FATHERS Project. He is a husband and father that spends his professional time connecting fathers to resources that support them in being the best dads they can be. (more…)

Children and water safety

August 11, 2021

As a Level I pediatric trauma center, our role in the community is not only to care for children that are injured or ill, but also provide education and guidance to prevent injuries. Sadly, despite prevention efforts, drowning remains the leading cause of injury related death in children four years and younger. Before summer even started this year, we were seeing an unusually high number of pediatric drownings with a disproportionate number of these deaths in children of color. Like too many other health issues, there are significant racial and socioeconomic disparities in drowning rates among children. (more…)

Caring in our communities – paramedics re-unite with 5-year old Cora, a lucky girl brought to our Level 1 Pediatric Trauma Center

July 14, 2021

Cora Stabler is a sweet, normal 5 year old little girl. On May 8^th of 2021, Cora took a fall down 15 steps and was seriously injured. Hennepin EMS Paramedics Scotty Crawford and Nick Linder responded to the 911 call and provided expert emergency medical care to Cora and then transported her to the Pediatric Level One Trauma Center at HCMC, a part of Hennepin Healthcare. The Pediatric Level One Trauma Center at HCMC offers an unparalleled experience for critically injured children. Outcomes are among the very best in the nation for pediatric trauma patients. (more…)

Ready to respond to life’s emergencies

July 7, 2021

Josh Nichols was driving to work on June 1 when he experienced a medical emergency, his truck hit a tree, and rolled in a ditch. Thankfully he was wearing his seatbelt, his airbag discharged, no one else was injured – and a Hennepin EMS ambulance crew was stationed nearby to help when the call came in.

“As soon as they got to me, they immobilized my neck and made sure that I stayed in a position so that nothing would cause further damage, even though I told them they didn’t need to use a brace and that I was fine,” Josh explains. (more…)

New paramedics closer to graduating

June 18, 20211

In January we featured a blog post on Clark and Caleb, two members of the Hennepin EMS Paramedic Training Program. The program started in mid-December and the group has been on a rigorous path to become official paramedics. (more…)

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