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America’s Health Care Crisis and How to Fix It

WebMarty Makary, M.D., sits down with HEC’s Paul Schankman to discuss his new book, The Price We Pay, What Broke American Health Care and How to Fix It. Dr. Makary’s breakthrough book documents price gouging by hospitals and sweetheart deals with insurance companies that result in poor treatment and sometimes patient bankruptcy.

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Mayo Clinic & Mercy Collaborate Using Innovative Data Science to

WebInnovative data science will enable patients to receive personalized, predictive and proactive medicine through 10-year agreement between Mayo and Mercy.

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St. Louis Archdiocese’s Rural Parish Clinic Offers Free Healthcare to

WebThe Archdiocese of St. Louis, in collaboration with the Rural Parish Workers and Catholic Charities, have established a mobile healthcare unit by customizing what is essentially an RV that will serve the poor and uninsured in rural areas of Southeast Missouri. Inside the mobile clinic are two full-sized exam rooms, as well as a lab and

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New Diagnostic Tool for Respiratory Disease Help Patients Breathe …

WebDoctors and researchers at the University of Missouri and MU Health Care have introduced a groundbreaking new tool to help people diagnosed with respiratory conditions breathe a little easier.

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“Lifelines: A Doctor’s Journey in the Fight for Public Health” a

WebFrom medical expert Leana Wen, MD, Lifelines is an insider’s account of public health and its crucial role―from opioid addiction to global pandemic―and an inspiring story of her journey from struggling immigrant to being one of Time’s 100 Most Influential People.

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Health Literacy: Missouri’s Prescription for Better Health

WebHealth literacy is defined as “the degree to which individuals have the capacity to obtain, process, and understand basic health information and services needed to make appropriate health decisions” (Healthy People 2010).

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Lifestyle change as the prescribed treatment for Alzheimer’s …

WebGeorge T. Grossberg, M.D., the Inaugural Henry & Amelia Nasrallah Endowed Professor and Director of Geriatric Psychiatry at Saint Louis University, discusses his strategy for educating physicians about Alzheimer’s disease.

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Patient Benefits from Significant Weight Loss With Help From …

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New Way to Clean Cancer-Causing Chromium From Drinking Water

WebChromium is an odorless, tasteless metallic element. One form, chromium-3, is essential to human health and is often included in multi-vitamins.

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“What To Eat When” with Dr. Michael Roizen

WebMaybe there IS something we can do to control so many health issues, along with modern medicine. From the researcher who brought us the “RealAge” series of books, comes his newest book, “What To Eat When” by Dr. Michael Roizen, Chief Wellness Officer at the Cleveland Clinic. It’s co-authored by Dr. Michael Crupain, Chief Medical

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Studies of St. Louis COVID-19 Patients Follow ‘Long-Haulers’ and

WebBy Kathleen Berger, Executive Producer of Science & Technology . Hospitalizations and treatment of COVID-19 patients have been followed closely on the Washington University Medical Campus.

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Solving The HIV Problem In St. Louis

WebVivent Health, formerly known as St. Louis Effort for AIDS (EFA), is Missouri’s first HIV medical home. Vivent Health offers a pharmacy, health care clinic, food pantry, social services department and dental care facilities — all in …

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MU Mamm Van, Reaching Women in Rural Missouri

WebEllis Fischel Cancer Center, a part of MU Health Care, now has a new “mamm van” equipped with 3-D breast screening technology. The mobile mammography van is a 38-foot-long fully inclusive clinic that provides women in rural areas access to the same mammography screening services available at Ellis Fischel, including 3-D …

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Ollie Hinkle Heart Foundation’s Above & Beyond Care for Pediatric …

WebOllie Hinkle Heart Foundation (OHHF) in St. Louis is addressing the unmet needs of heart families while transforming the future of pediatric heart care in St. Louis and across the country.

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Healthy Hip Hop Promotes Mental and Physical Health for Kids

WebHealthy Hip Hop says is the Sesame Street of the 21st Century! They take the urban hip hop beats and marry that with a positive message of healthy and wellness.

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Building Realistic Body Parts for Medical Training at the University …

WebWhen doctors and nurses in MU Health Care’s Neonatal Intensive Care Unit needed a more realistic trainer to practice placing IV’s in tiny babies, Coyle started with clay. He made a mold and then cast the model in platinum cured silicone. “The product that’s casted from those molds will be a soft tissue analog.

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Heart Quartet Spreads Healthy Message Note by Note

WebThe SymphonyCares Heart Quartet plays music with a healthy message around the St. Louis region. The quartet includes three St. Louis Symphony Orchestra musicians and a cardiac surgeon from SSM Saint Louis University Hospital.

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Shaken Not Slurred: The Non-Alcoholic Movement in St. Louis

WebAnd, according to The Wallstreet Journal, non-alcoholic beer sales have grown by 3.9 percent on average for the past five years, while overall beer sales have remained mostly flat. Enter St. Louis’ Wellbeing Brewing Company, which has consistently been named top non-alcoholic brew by multiple publications, and brewed right here in St. Louis.

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Thanksgiving Day troubles, mishaps and illnesses: the top reasons …

WebEven if the meal is perfectly safe, overindulgence is a top reason for seeking medical care. “Any type of overeating for even the healthiest person is going to cause some problems. And so that can be everything from just indigestion and upset stomach to GI issues, such as diarrhea or constipation,” said Power.

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History Spotlight: St. Louis Baby Tooth Survey

WebInitiated in December 1958, the St. Louis Baby Tooth Survey was launched to test the effect of radioactive fallout and nuclear energy on children’s health.

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Changing the World Through Science, Lan Yang is an Inspiration …

WebBy Kathleen Berger, Executive Producer for Science & Technology. Lan Yang, PhD, is a leader among women at Washington University in St. Louis. The Edwin H. and Florence G. Skinner Professor at the McKelvey School of Engineering holds the most patents and disclosures of any female faculty member. Yang’s innovative spirit first took root in

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