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A Mother’s Influence: Treating MS Is Personal for Dr. Jameson Holloman

Fourth-grade problems are supposed to involve multiplication, division, and fractions.
Jameson Holloman, MD, a BJC Medical Group neurologist at Missouri Baptist Medical Center, had a different challenge.

Heart

Intermittent Fasting and the Impact on Your Heart

Unlike traditional diets, which focus on what kind of food you’re eating, intermittent fasting is focused on when––rather than what––a person eats. Intermittent fasting has become a popular approach to eating. It includes going intervals without food, then returning to a typical eating schedule.

Childbirth Center

Lifesaving Laser Surgery Helps Identical Twins Born Via C-Section at Missouri Baptist Medical Center

Last year, St. Louis mom Sara Schwartz discovered she was pregnant with not one but two babies––identical twin girls. Sara, who was already a mother of three to children ages 12, 11, and 9, felt excited about her “bonus babies” on the way, despite it being a high-risk pregnancy.

Volunteer

Volunteer Open House

Make a New Year’s Resolution to give back to your community by volunteering in the Ballas Boutique!

Cancer

Missouri Baptist is Seeking Participants for a Lung Cancer Screening Clinical Trial

Lung cancer, the third most common cancer in the United States, occurs when cells in the lungs grow abnormally and tumors develop. Smoking is the number one contributing factor of lung cancer, and people over the age of 50 who smoke are encouraged to get a lung cancer screening. Screening is important with lung cancer because people sometimes do not show symptoms until the cancer has progressed to an advanced stage – the sooner lung cancer is detected, the more options a patient has for treatment.

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Hip/Knee Pain: 10 Steps to Take Before Considering Surgery

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Patient Story

Palliative Care: Helping Patients Live Their Best Lives

Lynn’s husband Steve was diabetic and diagnosed with end stage renal disease 11 years ago. Without warning, Steve’s condition turned critical three years ago. Desperate for guidance and strength, Lynn was connected to April and the Palliative Care team at Missouri Baptist Medical Center.

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Improving Quality of Life through Hip Surgery

William Decker didn’t let a hip surgery slow him down for long. As an active 73-year-old golfer and grandfather, Decker was relieved to learn he could have hip surgery using the newer anterior approach. Dr. Christopher Mudd at MoBap is one of the limited number of orthopedic surgeons trained to perform this procedure. To learn more, click here.

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Therapy Services

The Role of Rehab: Improving the Joint Replacement Patient’s Level of Function

If you’ve suffered from the discomfort and pain associated with bad knees or unstable hips, joint replacement surgery may be an option.

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Patient Story

On the Other Side of Knee Pain

Despite a range of health obstacles, 57-year-old Claire C. of Creve Coeur, Mo refuses to let anything limit of define her. “I’m not going to let anything stop me from doing the things I enjoy – and that includes my knees.”

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Patient Story

Ready to Move Forward: Nina's Story

Remember all the things that you used to do so easily, until your hip or knee started slowing you down? Now imagine doing those things again, with all the confidence in the world.

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Orthopedics & Spine