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Anterior cervical fusion at Christian Hospital gave young mother her life back.

Richard Hood’s workouts at his St. Peters gym were rigorous and routine. The 78-year-old would split his hour and a half evenly between running on a treadmill and lifting weights. So when he began feeling dizzy during a January gym visit, Richard knew he wasn’t just tired.

For years, Barb Mitchell lived with foot pain. At 68, the St. Charles, Missouri, resident had learned to navigate discomfort that affected nearly every step she took. Like her grandmother and father before her, Barb developed bunions, a condition that causes the big toe to shift out of alignment and form a painful bump at the joint.

Going into a high-risk, twin pregnancy, Casey was balancing feelings of excitement with anxiety. The advanced, collaborative expertise of WashU Medicine physicians at BJC HealthCare gave her the peace of mind she needed.

Following 46 years of exceptional service, Dave Braasch, president of Alton Memorial Hospital and BJC’s senior pharmacy executive, will retire at the end of 2026.

Achieve lasting weight loss with BJC HealthCare’s expert team at Alton Memorial. Explore personalized surgical and non-surgical options. Learn more today.

Learn about the health benefits associated with breastfeeding — for both baby and mom.

Imagine waking up one day with a strange sensation in your legs. It’s not pain exactly, but it’s not normal — you don’t quite feel like your brain is coordinating with your limbs.

Sarai Howsden can’t explain the feeling she had when she saw that positive pregnancy test.