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Learn essential tips for choosing and using effective sun protection. Discover how to manage sunburns, recognize signs of sun damage, and embrace the sun safely with expert advice.

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.

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.

In a surgical suite at Barnes-Jewish Hospital, a robotic arm snakes an ultra-thin, ultra-flexible tube through a patient’s airway. Once the tube reaches the lungs, the surgeon operating the device remotely uses a tiny camera to search the area for an abnormal growth, or nodule, that might be cancerous.

What’s the most common health concern for people over 65?

One in every eight women in the United States will be diagnosed with breast cancer in their lifetime.

Too young for colorectal cancer? Think again.

The earlier lung cancer is detected, the better the odds are of successful treatment.

As much as the red of changing leaves and the orange of Halloween pumpkins, pink has become one of the colors of fall.