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U.S. News & World Report has again recognized St. Louis Children’s Hospital and its physician partners at WashU Medicine among America’s Best Children’s Hospitals, ranking St. Louis Children’s No. 1 in Missouri, No. 1 in St. Louis, and No. 3 in the Midwest region.

Staying active helps maintain joint flexibility and balance, promotes better posture and strengthens bones.

Last year, Michelle Mick was driving, minutes away from Missouri Baptist Medical Center, when she encountered an odd and uncomfortable sensation.

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.

When Carrie Gobble was listed for a lung transplant, she found two matches.

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.

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.

Nearly 800,000 Americans suffer from stroke every year, according to the American Stroke Association, making stroke the fifth-leading cause of death in the United States.

Mitch Reynolds didn’t leave Barnes-Jewish Hospital alone on Feb. 8.