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Twenty years after having her left hip replaced, Shelly Conley, 86, felt like something wasn’t quite right. She had a strange sensation deep in the hip joint that was shifting with every step, catching, and grinding in a way it hadn’t before.

Microplastics are everywhere; here's what you need to know about their potential impacts on your health.

Russell Parker fights fires at one job and works in a cobalt mine at another. He hunts, fishes, and, up until recently, competed in roping competitions on horseback. And there once was a time when he was a high-flying basketball player.

With clinicians’ commitment to innovative care, the Heart Center has become one of only eight programs in the nation to perform this rare, lifesaving procedure.

For more than a decade, Tim Johnson, 66, has lived with a chronic aortic dissection, a serious condition where the inner layer of the aorta tears, allowing blood to flow between the layers of the aortic wall.

According to the Bone Health & Osteoporosis Foundation, one of every two women in the United States over age 50 will experience a bone fracture caused by osteoporosis. This condition, affecting roughly 54 million Americans, occurs when bones lose density and strength, becoming thinner, weaker, and more fragile.

Last fall, Pam Ludy, 65, took a trip with her sister to North Carolina. But Pam, who has osteoarthritis in both knees, had a hard time walking.

U.S. News & World Report has again recognized St. Louis Children’s Hospital and its physician partners at WashU Medicine among America’s Best Children’s Hospitals, ranking St. Louis Children’s No. 1 in Missouri, No. 1 in St. Louis, and No. 3 in the Midwest region.

When Ashley developed a rare condition following a heart transplant, she turned to Barnes-Jewish Hospital.

Barto brings more than 30 years of health care and operations experience to role leading BJC Health System.