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After suffering from heart issues for more than two decades, sudden cardiac arrest landed Joseph Wright in the hospital, where he learned he would need a heart transplant.

By renewing our driver’s license at the DMV, most of us are aware of the process of registering to become an organ donor should the worst come to pass. But there is another group of organ donors—living donors—who are helping relatives, friends, and even strangers by donating a kidney or part of their liver.

Organ donation, the act of taking healthy organs from one person and giving them to someone else, has the power to save and improve lives, yet misinformation can create hesitation in signing up to become a donor.

Missouri Baptist Medical Center’s longstanding reputation for providing exceptional care to mothers and babies has been recognized on a national scale.

After a below-the-knee amputation, Jodi Evans experienced severe phantom limb pain that disrupted her sleep and daily life. A spinal cord stimulator helped reduce the pain, allowing her to rest and regain independence.

For many, pickleball has become a passion due to its blending of physical exercise, intense competition, and good, clean fun. But pickleball and pain can, unfortunately, go together, too. Especially for older players, who can have more complications from falls.

A stroke is a medical emergency that happens when blood flow to the brain is blocked or when a blood vessel in the brain ruptures, preventing brain tissue from getting oxygen. The brain needs a constant supply of blood because it carries oxygen and nutrients, and when that supply is impacted, brain cells begin to die within minutes.

At Barnes-Jewish Hospital and Barnes-Jewish West County Hospital, WashU Medicine orthopedic surgeon Kelly Hynes, MD, and her colleagues use advanced tools to make ankle replacement surgery more precise and personalized.

Amy Guarino has lived with heart disease for as long as she can remember. Born with congenital heart defects, she learned early on how to listen to her body and recognize when something didn’t feel right.