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2026
March
21,
2026
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13:12 PM
America/Chicago
5-year-old Annie Morey makes the most of every day with a smile that lights up her whole face. Her mom, Courtney, says Annie is the most cheerful person in the house and always makes people laugh.Annie was born with Down syndrome, a heart condition …
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February
27,
2026
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14:18 PM
America/Chicago
It’s been almost 10 years since Ivy Chacon became the first patient at Cook Children’s Medical Center to benefit from the use of 3D technology to plan her rare and complicated cardiovascular surgery, and the surgical repairs made then, still hold …
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2025
December
24,
2025
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05:05 AM
America/Chicago
Just weeks before Sarah Ellen Beavers was due to give birth, she still did not know where she would deliver her first child.She and her husband, Zach Beavers, spoke with numerous hospitals, but none would take them. Most places were either not …
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May
13,
2025
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16:24 PM
America/Chicago
The story of Cook Children’s Medical Center – Fort Worth is as rich and enduring as that of the city it calls home. The medical center’s roots date back to 1918 when Fort Worth’s Camp Bowie thrived as a military training center, the Stockyards …
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February
24,
2025
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10:00 AM
America/Chicago
By Eline WigginsTwenty-six minutes and 29 seconds: that is how long 15-year-old Grant Ketzle was without a heartbeat and the moment that his mother walked into the room at Cook Children’s Emergency Department – Prosper. Tiffany Ketzle saw her son …
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January
17,
2025
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11:21 AM
America/Chicago
In this heartwarming episode of Untold: The Stories of Cook Children’s, we hear the incredible story of Alice Phillips, M.D., medical director of Ambulatory Quality and Safety at Cook Children's, and her daughter, Annie Phillips, an …
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2024
October
21,
2024
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15:23 PM
America/Chicago
If you're ever in an emergency situation, the first step is to always call 911. Those minutes spent waiting on a medical professional are critical. If you understand how to do CPR and use an AED, you could be the difference between life and death …
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June
20,
2024
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10:44 AM
America/Chicago
By Charlotte SettleWhen 18-month-old Ace Coustol was born, he seemed perfectly healthy. At his six-week checkup, he was diagnosed with a heart murmur, but it didn’t present any immediate cause for concern.What started out as a common cold in March …
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February
28,
2024
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10:15 AM
America/Chicago
By Jean YaegerCourtney Peets was born with a rare and complex heart condition that was treated by pediatric cardiologists from her infancy through her teen years.When Courtney moved to college, the new cardiologists she saw weren’t familiar with her …
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February
22,
2024
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13:28 PM
America/Chicago
By Ashley AntleA little over a year ago, Robert and Christina Ryan couldn’t imagine their daughter’s future. They were struggling just to come to terms with her present as their baby lay fighting for her life in the Cardiovascular Intensive Care …
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2023
June
05,
2023
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14:37 PM
America/Chicago
By Ashley AntleAngel Alderete and Yolanda Orduno, of Odessa, know the challenges of navigating the health care system for a child with medically complex needs, especially when living hundreds of miles from the care their baby requires.Alderete and …
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January
04,
2023
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12:22 PM
America/Chicago
By Eline WigginsBuffalo Bills defensive back Damar Hamlin suffered cardiac arrest after a hit during Monday evening’s game. The Bills said in a statement that he was given CPR on the field and his heartbeat was restored. On Tuesday, the Bills said …
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2022
June
14,
2022
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14:56 PM
America/Chicago
List ranks Cook Children’s among the best children’s hospitals for pediatric cancer, cardiology, endocrinology, neurology/neurosurgery, orthopedics and pulmonologyCook Children’s Health Care System has successfully achieved six rankings in the U.S. …
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June
02,
2022
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13:00 PM
America/Chicago
National CPR and AED Awareness Week is June 1-7 to highlight how lives can be saved if more Americans know CPR and how to use an AED.By Eline deBruijn WigginsA family and community are inspired after a 15-year-old boy was revived for the second …
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February
26,
2022
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12:20 PM
America/Chicago
Currently, 18 districts and 525 schools are designated as Heart Safe through the Cook Children's Project ADAM program.
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February
09,
2022
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11:31 AM
America/Chicago
“My dad always told me, ‘your heart doesn’t define you,’” the 21-year-old said. “Just because it’s a little messed up, doesn’t mean you can’t have fun.”You’d never know Ben—a second-degree black belt in taekwondo who can break wooden boards and …
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2021
May
28,
2021
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09:13 AM
America/Chicago
When 4-year-old Gunner Sanchez needed surgery to repair a hole in his heart’s lower pumping chamber, his family was relieved they didn’t have to travel far from their Artesia, New Mexico, home to get the highly specialized care his …
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2020
October
28,
2020
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14:23 PM
America/Chicago
If your child plays sports, you may be worried about the long-term effects of COVID-19. Growing information in the medical community shows that concern may be warranted.
“We're learning more and more about coronavirus and how it affects …
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February
19,
2020
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09:39 AM
America/Chicago
After waking up in a hospital bed at Cook Children’s Medical Center the day after his fifth open-heart surgery, Garrett Martin wondered if he made the right choice.
“I had my chest bone ripped open. It’s going to hurt,” …
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2019
October
03,
2019
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10:45 AM
America/Chicago
Fortunately, chest pain in kids is rarely their heart but here are 5 signs that you should be worried about:
The pain is "crushing" or pressing down.
There are other symptoms like passing out, nausea or skipping/racing …
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February
28,
2019
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11:39 AM
America/Chicago
When Amy Suson began her journey with Cook Children’s Cardiology program more than 30 years ago, she never expected her baby daughter, Madilyn, would someday join her on a similar path.
Amy was born with hypoplastic right ventricle, severe …
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2018
July
05,
2018
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10:52 AM
America/Chicago
For 100 years Cook Children's has built its reputation on taking care of kids who needed help the most. Perhaps no department is an example of that reliability and stability as the Heart Center Program. The physicians within the program are a …
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March
05,
2018
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15:49 PM
America/Chicago
Cook Children's 3D aPPROaCH Lab
The new three-dimensional lab for the planning and printing of congenital heart disease (3D aPPROaCH Lab) uses advanced technology to support pre-surgical planning and family education for patients with …
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February
27,
2018
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15:50 PM
America/Chicago
By Kelly Wooley
When Patti Wilson was pregnant with her daughter Melanie in 1980, health care and technology looked a whole lot different than it does today.
Routine sonograms did not exist and there was no way for expectant mothers to know …
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January
09,
2018
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16:32 PM
America/Chicago
For most of the first 20 years of his life, Michael Jankowiak never played ball or even owned a toy. His debilitating cerebral palsy wadded his fingers into a tight fist. He barely moved his hands, except to drive his electric wheel …
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2017
May
15,
2017
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14:41 PM
America/Chicago
A 16-year South Carolina boy collapsed in a classroom and died from drinking too much caffeine, according to the Richland County, SC coroner.
The official cause of death for Davis Allen Cripe was a "caffeine-induced cardiac event …
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May
02,
2017
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10:58 AM
America/Chicago
Nothing had gone as Jordan and Katie Guidry planned following the birth of their son, Waylon.
Before Waylon could receive the heart surgery he so badly needed, his parents learned their surgeon was leaving the area. The Guidrys were suddenly …
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March
07,
2017
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10:11 AM
America/Chicago
Nick Albus moves fast.
After all, not even two heart surgeries can slow down the Kansas State, and Arlington Martin grad, sprinter down.
Albus, 20 years old and a sophomore, underwent his first surgery at Cook Children’s when he was only …
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2016
May
02,
2016
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00:00 AM
America/Chicago
Although Karen Black, an arrhythmia clinical assistant, sat in the audience of new-hire orientation, this was not her first introduction to working at Cook Children’s.
Black worked at the Cook Children’s Heart Center for nearly 10 …
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February
24,
2016
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11:18 AM
America/Chicago
Kenda Hooker was 3 years old when doctors discovered a hole in the top chamber of her heart. Like many congenital heart defect (CHD) patients, she went on with her life assuming her heart had been ‘fixed.’ As memories faded, her medical …
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