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On a summer evening in 2024, Robert Layton went from relaxed to worried with a lift of his leg.

Physicians, leaders and clinicians at Missouri Baptist Sullivan Hospital are proud to announce the Wound Care Center at Missouri Baptist Sullivan Hospital has been awarded the prestigious Center of Distinction award by Healogics, the nation’s largest provider of advanced wound care services.

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.

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.

Sophia suffered from epilepsy that for years disrupted her life and put severe limitations on her future. But after receiving a groundbreaking procedure from the pediatric neurology team at St. Louis Children’s Hospital, Sophia, now 18, is seizure free.

As Stephen Price stood alone filming the sunrise along Yellowstone National Park’s Beaver Ponds Trail, he reflected on what had been a perfect trip.

If you have a wound that’s not healing, you don’t have to simply live with it. There are treatment options that can help you.