Katie Larson-Nath

@jd_beckman Joan I am so sorry to hear this! Thinking of you.

Cats trying to cheer me up this morning —- needed as my spouse is in the unit with severe sepsis😳—- 6 yo dealing and he is slowly getting better.

I work with some amazing people who are changing the lives of kids

A recent study led by Dr. Claudia Fox from @UMNpeds and @MHealthFairview found that Saxenda (liraglutide) reduced BMI by nearly 6% in children aged 6-12. The findings are sparking a discussion on the use of obesity medications in young children. More details here: bit.ly/4emQYGO.

@KatjaKarrento @jacek_kolacz @DrvanTilburg Congratulations!

Very grateful to NIDDK for the R01 award to study ANS reactivity in children with nausea and vomiting👏😇. 👍👍to NIH funding more dysautonomia studies & excited to work with several cutting-edge scientists! @jacek_kolacz @DrvanTilburg Greg Lewis, Sujata Punait to name a few

It's Monday and a new Bowel Sounds is out now! Join @PLLU and @JenniferLeeLee1 as they discuss important details about feeding tubes with Dr. Abdelhadi - Director of Nutrition Support at @ChildrensMercy buzzsprout.com/581062/15395521

A lot of people are dragging this person. The knee jerk reaction of “92% coverage?! That’s amazing! Why are you complaining. Leave the country.” This shows how low the bar has been set for health insurance coverage in the US. Let’s put on our empathy hats for a moment. Imagine paying a ~$1k per month premium for the privilege of having health insurance. It was $750 last year, but the company you work for had a lot of employees use their health insurance in 2023, so Blue Cross decided to hike up the premiums to defray the cost of actually paying for their customer’s healthcare. You’re annoyed but fortunately, are still able to pay the monthly premium. Over the course of the year, you seek preventative medical care like you’re supposed to, paying a $20 co pay for every visit. Maybe you have a few extra visits to your PCP or the emergency room. These bills go entirely to your deductible, which means you pay for 100%. The high deductible plan was all you could afford due to the rising premiums. Again, you’re annoyed but you can manage. Finally you reach your deductible, thinking “great, I won’t have to pay anything the rest of the year.” At least that’s what it sounded like from the intro pamphlet you received from HR at the beginning of the year. It was all pretty confusing. With your deductible met, you finally schedule that procedure your doctor has been nagging you to get that will prevent further health care issues down the road. However, you didn’t realize co-insurance charges still apply until you reach your out of pocket maximum (~$12,000 for the plan you chose. Again, the only plan you could afford). You are frustrated, but fortunately still able to cover the estimated cost. Then, while recovering from major surgery, you receive a bill for $4,457 that you can’t pay. This is more than you were quoted by your doctor’s medical office. Turns out Blue Cross thought some of the medication you received during the procedure was unneccesary, so they refused to pay for it. You’re angry. You have done everything right. You paid your premiums, you did everything your doctors suggested to keep yourself as healthy as possible, and yet, you still end up with a bill that will take months, if not years, to pay off. If you don’t, you will be sent to collections, wrecking your credit, and making life an even harder uphill climb. Does all of this apply to the OP here? Maybe, maybe not. But it does apply to millions of other people in the US every year. Does this person not have a right to be angry? Should we just be ok with a health care system that is death by a thousand cuts? Or should we strive for a system in which a person can access health care without risk of financial distress? Unfortunately, many people can’t understand this point of view until they are on the receiving end of those medical bills. Health insurance companies don’t care about you. They are evil. Don’t settle for slightly less evil.

Congratulations to the Gastroenterology team for being nominated for this month’s #UMNPeds Division Spotlight! We want to acknowledge all the impactful and cool work this team does that should not go unrecognized! Learn more about their ABCs below!

@TheRealDoctorT Such a good reminder, it always turns my day around getting notes from families I have cared for… in this world we are more likely to hear about things when they are going wrong. A simple word of thanks or encouragement means so much!

Never underestimate the power you have to change someone’s life for the better, even just the smallest gesture. I received a kind note from someone today, unexpectedly. It probably took them a minute or two to write. It’s turned my whole day around. #Grateful #BeKindAlways

Take a look at our article showing catheter salvage from CLABSIs for patients IF is safe and effective in most cases onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/jp…

@Matthew_Poe1994 Welcome we are excited to have you!

For all the queers. For all the kids who have to experience hardship. For everyone who has had to put resilience at the forefront and figure the rest out later. This is for us. I matched my #1 residency spot: We’re going to the University of Minnesota! #PedsMatch #Match2024

@rheault_m Michelle I can’t imagine think of you and your mom

My mother has been looking forward to this trip for a year. Now she’s stuck in the West Bank. I’m a little stressed out. inforum.com/news/west-farg…

Great times and learning had by all the UMN peds GI crew #NASPGHAN23 #UMNPeds

@MargotZarinPass If you still have one I will take it

Hot off the press! Pediatric and Neonatal Nutrition Support Handbook #ASPEN

@ashishpatelpch Enjoyed having you speak, thanks for making your way up north!

Enjoyed speaking at Minnesota Gut Club and connecting with some old friends and making some new ones! #NutritioninIBD

Nutrition is a foundation for learning, find some tips to help make meal time successful going back to school.

@ForumKamdar @nih_nhlbi @OgleLab @mw_umn_labs @UMN_DCVM @umn_dom @graveendran @rcogswell_umn Congratulations!

Excited about our lab's first R01 from @nih_nhlbi! Grateful for amazing collaborators @oglelab and @mw_umn_labs, mentors, and support from @UMN_DCVM @umn_dom @graveendran @rcogswell_umn

We had a lot of snow this year…this is July 7th

@brownam130 @EmoryNursing Congratulations! So we’ll deserved.

I’m honored to share I have been promoted to professor @EmoryNursing . As a #firstgen college graduate, this is a journey I never envisioned. It is a joy to teach the next generation of #ACPNP to care for sick children & their families #Growingnewcolleagues #PedsICU #NPsLead