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Deirdre Parnell was diagnosed with diabetes more than eight years ago. She then began experiencing pain in her feet, which spread to her legs and hands. Eventually, the pain grew so intense she had to take a leave of disability at work.

Bruce and Andrea Slaner both turned to the Pain Management Center at Parkland Health Center, for help with chronic pain. Today they are living pain-free and getting back to life, together.

Donald thought he was out of pain relief options until one doctor suggested a spinal cord stimulator

Memorial Hospital has ‘proven exceptional in treating patients with heart attack symptoms’ according to the organization

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

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.

Siteman Cancer Center’s team of providers includes Gerald Andriole, MD, Division Chief of Urologic Surgery at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, who leads a new high-risk prostate cancer clinic at Christian Hospital.

Tanya English was physically fit and led an active lifestyle. Having a heart attack seemed an unlikely event for her. But when the warning signs were there, she knew to seek help.