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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.

At Barnes-Jewish Hospital, two WashU Medicine physicians, David Brogan, MD, MSc, and Christopher Dy, MD, MPH, are working on new ways to treat brachial plexus damage, a serious nerve injury. These often occur after major accidents, such as car crashes, and can have a big impact on a person’s ability to use their arm and hand.

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

Questions during pregnancy are common. Unfortunately, a large amount of misinformation exists. Read on to debunk some common pregnancy myths.

Learn what happens during a mammogram from BJC HealthCare mammogram-focused radiology technologists, the professionals who perform mammograms every day.

Learn about the health benefits associated with breastfeeding — for both baby and mom.

Watch Summer Chaudhry, MD, medical director of Missouri Baptist Medical Center’s Breast HealthCare Center, talks about breast cancer risk assessments.

An all-inclusive approach across health providers and communities can help address the disparity in Black maternal mortality rates.

Think of the word “infertility,” and you might picture a couple without children struggling to get pregnant or stay pregnant. But there is another set of people — those who have successfully conceived and given birth to one or more children — who struggle with infertility, too.