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A Firefighter Finds Relief at Parkland Health Center
Russell Parker fights fires at one job and works in a cobalt mine at another. He hunts, fishes, and, up until recently, competed in roping competitions on horseback. And there once was a time when he was a high-flying basketball player.

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Shoulder Surgery: More Options, Longer-Lasting Results
At Barnes-Jewish Hospital, WashU Medicine orthopedic surgeon, Jay Keener, MD, and his team are using the latest technology and personalized implants to make shoulder replacement surgery more advanced. Through expert planning and innovative surgical techniques, they’re helping patients get back to the activities they love, with less pain and better long-term results.

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Patient Finds Relief and Renewed Energy After Hip Replacement

For more than two years, the pain in Bruce Pulley’s left hip slowed him down and kept him from doing the things he loved, especially fishing. His BJC Medical Group orthopedic surgeon, Jesse Beard, DO, recommended a hip replacement as treatment to help relieve his pain, but the thought of surgery made Bruce nervous, so he put off scheduling it.

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Couple Finds Life-Changing Pain Relief at Parkland Health Center
Bruce and Andrea Slaner both turned to the Pain Management Center at Parkland Health Center, for help with chronic pain. Today they are living pain-free and getting back to life, together.

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Witnessing a breakthrough: physicians find hope in new Alzheimer’s drug

For neurologists working with patients with Alzheimer’s disease, the road to actual treatment options has been long and paved with setbacks.

But that is changing for some patients. The Food and Drug Administration recently granted full approval to Leqembi® (lecanemab), the first disease-modifying treatment fully approved for patients in the early stages of Alzheimer’s disease. The development of this new drug offers hope to patients and may have lasting impacts on how physicians approach treatment.

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Restoring Hope: How a Breakthrough Treatment Helped a Teenager Defeat Epilepsy
Sophia suffered from epilepsy that for years disrupted her life and put severe limitations on her future. But after receiving a groundbreaking procedure from the pediatric neurology team at St. Louis Children’s Hospital, Sophia, now 18, is seizure free.