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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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