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Exercise is good for your heart and offers many benefits, but do you really know how much physical activity you are getting? If not, then try a fitness tracker.

In a world where there’s not enough time in the day to be sick, we find ourselves wanting flexibility and more options for care when illness or injury strikes.

Clearing away snow and ice may be hazardous to your health, says Gus Theodos, MD, BJC Medical Group cardiologist at Missouri Baptist Medical Center. Shoveling snow causes thousands of injuries and about 100 deaths each year in the United States. Most of those deaths are due to heart attacks.

Oops. One minute you’re chopping celery and the next minute you’re bleeding and off to an urgent care.

Many young adults believe a visit to a primary care doctor is more time-consuming than going to an urgent care facility. But the opposite is true, thanks to new technology.

The vaccine we’ve been hearing about for most of the year is, of course, the COVID-19 vaccine.