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Common Summer Conditions You Can Treat with Virtual Care

Summer is around the corner, and it’s time to get outside and enjoy all the warmer weather has to offer. However, sometimes playing outside can come at a cost in the form of common summer ailments, including sunburn, swimmer’s ear, poison ivy, dehydration, heatstroke, and more.

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Stretching vs. Strengthening: What Your Body Really Needs 

Are your muscles tight or are they weak? We're breaking down the ongoing stretching-versus-strengthening debate (and explaining why the answer is often both). Learn how each approach supports mobility, posture, pain relief, and injury prevention—and how to recognize what your body might be asking for. 

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Can This Viral Fitness Test Really Reveal Your “Bio Age?”

Your body is more complicated than a viral challenge—but your ability to move well may say more about your health than the number of candles on your birthday cake.

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Marathon Running Is Breaking Records. Here’s How to Start Safely.

If your social media feed shows you an uptick in friends posting photos from marathon finish lines, you’re not alone.

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Expert Advice for Protecting Your Joints So You Can Stay Active at Any Age

Moving better now can help you stay in the game longer later.

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From Strangers to ‘Brothers’: Double Lung Transplant Recipients Forge Lasting Friendship

Seeing Keith Waterman, 68, and David Fiedler, 63, interact with one another, it would be easy to assume they’ve been close for decades.

Memorial Hospital in Shiloh Maternity Patient Delivers Third Child With A Doula

When Crystal Scott, 40, of Aviston, Illinois, was pregnant with her third baby, she was diagnosed with preeclampsia, a condition that causes high blood pressure. If left untreated, preeclampsia can cause serious complications for both mom—including seizures, stroke, and organ damage—and baby, such as premature birth. Crystal’s pregnancy was also considered high risk because of her age.

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Experts Warn: Severe Storms Affect Mental and Emotional Health

Spring weather can change quickly and after the historic St. Louis tornadoes in May 2025 severe weather can bring back anxious and stressful feelings. BJC Behavioral Health shares with KTVI-FOX ways of managing those fears and when it’s time to consider seeking support.

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Keep Fighting: Fetal Care Center Helps Family Through a Rare Prenatal Diagnosis

When Jill learned her baby had a rare, potentially fatal condition, a team of highly skilled WashU medicine physicians brought advanced care and similar determination to beat the odds

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Yes, You’re Seeing Double: A St. Louis Nursing School Has 5 Sets of Twins

At Goldfarb School of Nursing, 10 students are learning the science of medicine and the art of caring alongside their twin