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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.

If you can make one change to mitigate your chances of getting colorectal cancer, it should be this one.

Whether you’re 45 and going for your first screening colonoscopy or having symptoms you’d like to get checked out, you might have questions about what happens during the procedure and how you can prepare.

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

Too young for colorectal cancer? Think again.

American College of Cardiology NCDR Chest Pain ̶ MI Registry Platinum Award recognizes sustained, high-level performance in quality of care.

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

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.

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.

March is National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month, and while that may not be the first thing that pops to mind in this month of March Madness and the first days of spring, it’s worth paying attention to. Really.