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  • Men and heart disease

    Men and heart disease


    | June 14, 2013 | Comments (0)

    In honor of Father’s Day and Men’s Health Week, this week we’re dedicating a series of articles to men—fathers, brothers, sons, uncles and grandfathers—and the health issues important to you. Today, we’re looking at heart disease. One in every two men will have some form of heart disease. In fact, it is the leading cause [...]

  • Fitness tips for men

    Fitness tips for men


    | June 12, 2013 | Comments (0)

    In honor of Father’s Day and Men’s Health Week, this week we’re dedicating a series of articles to men—fathers, brothers, sons, uncles and grandfathers—and the health issues important to you.  Today, we’re looking at men’s health tips from Jeremy Koerber, manager of the BJC WellAware Center. Hey Dads, do you want to have healthy sons [...]

  • Patient weds long-time love

    Patient weds long-time love


    | June 12, 2013 | Comments (0)

    John Wiley thought that when the time was right, he would propose to Marilyn Curtis. He bought a ring so he would be ready. Wiley, a former engineer for the U.S. Navy, is 76. Curtis is 64. They have been together for 23 years. “What we had just worked for us,” Wiley says. “We were [...]

  • We are speaking your language

    We are speaking your language


    | June 11, 2013 | Comments (0)

    As a medical center that treats a very diverse population of patients, it is not uncommon for our team members to care for patients who speak a foreign language. Providing excellent care begins with good communication between the patient and caregiver. In order to convey complex information to each and every patient, the hospital relies [...]

  • PSA Testing

    PSA Testing

    In honor of Father’s Day and Men’s Health Week, this week we’re dedicating a series of articles to men—father’s, brothers, sons, uncles and grandfathers—and the health issues important to you. Today, we’re looking at prostate health and the PSA, or prostate-specific antigen, test. Who needs a PSA test? And when? Recent news reports have called [...]

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Men and heart disease

Men and heart disease

June 14, 2013 | Comments (0)

In honor of Father’s Day and Men’s Health Week, this week we’re dedicating a series of articles to men—fathers, brothers, sons, uncles and grandfathers—and the health issues important to you. Today, we’re looking at heart disease. One in every two men will have some form of heart disease. In fact, it is the leading cause [...]

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Erectile Dysfunction – Frequently Asked Questions

Erectile Dysfunction – Frequently Asked Questions

June 13, 2013 | Comments (0)

In honor of Father’s Day, this week we’re dedicating a series of articles to men—fathers, brothers, sons, uncles and grandfathers—and the health issues important to you. Today, we’re looking at ED, or erectile dysfunction, and its causes and treatments. A recent conversation with Arnold Bullock, MD, a Washington University urologist at Barnes-Jewish Hospital, reveals that [...]

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Fitness tips for men

Fitness tips for men

June 12, 2013 | Comments (0)

In honor of Father’s Day and Men’s Health Week, this week we’re dedicating a series of articles to men—fathers, brothers, sons, uncles and grandfathers—and the health issues important to you.  Today, we’re looking at men’s health tips from Jeremy Koerber, manager of the BJC WellAware Center. Hey Dads, do you want to have healthy sons [...]

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Patient weds long-time love

Patient weds long-time love

June 12, 2013 | Comments (0)

John Wiley thought that when the time was right, he would propose to Marilyn Curtis. He bought a ring so he would be ready. Wiley, a former engineer for the U.S. Navy, is 76. Curtis is 64. They have been together for 23 years. “What we had just worked for us,” Wiley says. “We were [...]

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We are speaking your language

We are speaking your language

June 11, 2013 | Comments (0)

As a medical center that treats a very diverse population of patients, it is not uncommon for our team members to care for patients who speak a foreign language. Providing excellent care begins with good communication between the patient and caregiver. In order to convey complex information to each and every patient, the hospital relies [...]

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PSA Testing

PSA Testing

June 10, 2013 | Comments (0)

In honor of Father’s Day and Men’s Health Week, this week we’re dedicating a series of articles to men—father’s, brothers, sons, uncles and grandfathers—and the health issues important to you. Today, we’re looking at prostate health and the PSA, or prostate-specific antigen, test. Who needs a PSA test? And when? Recent news reports have called [...]

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Event celebrates memories with hugs and tears

Event celebrates memories with hugs and tears

June 7, 2013 | Comments (0)

The buildings that housed the former Jewish Hospital of St. Louis will soon be replaced as part of the Campus Renewal Project. But the memories and healing that animated the historical organization live on in the hearts of the people who worked there. Many of them were on hand May 8 for a celebration hosted [...]

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Nominate a nurse you know for March of Dimes award

Nominate a nurse you know for March of Dimes award

June 7, 2013 | Comments (0)

Compassion for patients, leadership in quality and patient safety and a role model in the health care setting, these are just a few of the qualities that describe great nurses. Show a nurse you know means to you by nominating him or her for the March of Dimes Nurse of the Year Awards. Nurses will [...]

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A day in the life of a trauma nurse

A day in the life of a trauma nurse

June 7, 2013 | Comments (0)

It’s truly a team effort when it comes to providing the very best care for patients who are critically injured. We’re taking a look inside the daily lives of some of our trauma team members. Today, we’re following Megan Wojick, RN, CEN, a trauma nurse specialist at Barnes-Jewish Hospital. The Barnes-Jewish Hospital Charles F. Knight [...]

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A day in the life of a trauma nurse practitioner

A day in the life of a trauma nurse practitioner

June 5, 2013 | Comments (0)

It’s truly a team effort when it comes to providing the very best care for patients who are critically injured. We’re taking a look inside the daily lives of some of our trauma team members. Today, we’re following Jessica File, ANP-BC, a trauma and acute care services nurse practitioner at Barnes-Jewish Hospital. Jessica File, ANP-BC, [...]

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