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Why Exercise is Key to Bone Health: An Orthopedic Doctor Weighs In
Staying active helps maintain joint flexibility and balance, promotes better posture and strengthens bones.

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How to Make Prepping for a Mammogram a Little Bit Easier
Learn what happens during a mammogram from BJC HealthCare mammogram-focused radiology technologists, the professionals who perform mammograms every day.

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Dedicated Sickle Cell Disease Treatment Center at Barnes-Jewish Hospital offers new hope to patients

Nikeyia Ingram, 38, who was diagnosed with sickle cell disease (SCD) at just 6 months old, experiences pain nearly every day due to the red blood cell disorder. Most days, she’s able to treat the pain and manage her disease by controlling her stress, staying hydrated and keeping in touch with her medical team. Lately, Ingram has been finding that grief has been affecting her ability to manage her disease. Last year, she lost her 15-year-old, Demetrius Ingram, her only son, in a car accident. The heartache exacerbates her pain.

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Women’s health: How you can live a healthier life at any age, starting now

It’s no secret that when women are healthy, families and communities thrive. But from menstruation to menopause, women face many distinct — and sometimes complex — health events that require care, understanding and partnership from a health care provider.

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What is a Breast Cancer Risk Assessment?
Watch Summer Chaudhry, MD, medical director of Missouri Baptist Medical Center’s Breast HealthCare Center, talks about breast cancer risk assessments.

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Nutrition and supplements that support bone health
Healthy bones are a critical component of the human body. Proper nutrition, calcium and vitamin D supplements are all excellent ways to improve bone health. Charles Grimshaw, MD, a BJC Medical Group orthopedic surgeon and sports medicine physician at Christian Hospital, says that monitoring for osteoporosis, osteopenia (a condition that occurs when there’s a decrease in bone mineral density) and metabolic deficiencies, like deficiencies in calcium and vitamin D, are proactive approaches for supporting bone health.

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When should I see an orthopedist?
Some people think that aches and pains and limited mobility are normal parts of aging or something they simply have to deal with. Often, that’s not the case.

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Helping Your Knees Age
What’s the most common health concern for people over 65?

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Seeing Pink Is a Great Mammogram Reminder
As much as the red of changing leaves and the orange of Halloween pumpkins, pink has become one of the colors of fall.

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Tips to Stay on Track With Fitness This Winter
St. Louis winters can be unpredictable, but your training regimen doesn’t have to be, says Move by BJC manager and exercise physiologist Aaron Gutjahr.