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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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Strokes During Commute Turned MoBap Provider Into Grateful Patient

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

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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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Are Mammograms Effective? Debunking Myths About Diagnosing Breast Cancer

Still, there are some myths surrounding mammography. As part of National Breast Cancer Awareness Month, recognized each October, we reached out to Sadaf Chaudhry, MD, medical director of the Breast HealthCare Center at Missouri Baptist Medical Center, to debunk several of them.

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Witnessing a breakthrough: physicians find hope in new Alzheimer’s drug

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. The Food and Drug Administration recently granted full approval to Leqembi® (lecanemab), the first disease-modifying treatment fully approved for patients in the early stages of Alzheimer’s disease. The development of this new drug offers hope to patients and may have lasting impacts on how physicians approach treatment.

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Missouri Baptist Medical Center Mammography Van Provides Breast Health Screenings

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

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Noticing the Signs and Symptoms of Stroke Can Help Save a Life

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.

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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.