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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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Team at St. Louis Children’s Hospital, WashU Medicine Heart Center Perform First Pediatric “Domino” Partial Heart Transplant in the Midwest
With clinicians’ commitment to innovative care, the Heart Center has become one of only eight programs in the nation to perform this rare, lifesaving procedure.
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A Heart for Life: How One Woman’s Transplant Journey Came Full-Circle at Barnes-Jewish Hospital
When Ashley developed a rare condition following a heart transplant, she turned to Barnes-Jewish Hospital.
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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.
Heart transplant to triathlon: Courtney's story
Courtney Ewert knew something in her body felt odd, but she gave it little thought until she began losing weight. “I noticed over a few weeks that my size was smaller and when I weighed myself, the change was not normal.”
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Giving and living: Ned and Diana Anderson come full circle
When Ned Anderson talks to people about becoming organ donors, he knows exactly what he’s asking of them. He’s lived it.