Election to IOM is considered among the highest honors in health and medicine, and recognizes individuals who have demonstrated outstanding professional achievement and commitment to service.

BJC HealthCare and Bethesda Health Group have entered a management agreement to strengthen services to independent living and long-term care residents at BJC’s Village North Retirement Community in north St. Louis County and Eunice Smith Home in Alton, Illinois.

The second season of "The Frontline for Hope" will premiere on KSDK NewsChannel5 at 6:30 p.m. Nov. 22. The series will run six consecutive Saturdays, with the finale airing Dec. 27. Episodes and bonus content will be available on the show's website, where visitors can also join a new social media community, Push-Up Social, to share their thoughts on the episodes.

Forest Park Forever has elected three new members to its Board of Directors, elected a new Board Chairman and bestowed its prestigious Kathryn Nelson Keeper of the Park Award. The selections were announced at the organization’s annual Keeper of the Park Award Luncheon & Community Address, held on January 26 at the Park’s Dennis & Judith Jones Visitor and Education Center.

The St. Louis area has avoided the recent measles outbreak so far, but it’ll take vigilance on the part of parents and physicians to keep it that way, says Rachel Orscheln, MD, Washington University pediatric infectious diseases specialist at St. Louis Children’s Hospital.