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The age, number and type of primary care providers in rural Missouri will present future challenges to rural residents’ access to health services and have negative consequences for rural health improvement efforts. More »

 
 
 
 

Quickly recognizing the symptoms of a possible heart attack and acting quickly to reach medical care is the key to improving survival. More »

 
 
 
What Health Care Reform Means For You

Author: St. John's Regional Medical Center, Joplin
Topics: Health Care Reform, Health Insurance, Health Policy, Insurance & Costs

 

Individual mandates. The public option. Insurance exchanges. The politicians in the recent debate on health care reform seemed to create a whole new language. Learn what’s already changed, and what’s on the way in the next few years. More »

 
 
 
Hospitals Create Economic Value

Author: Dave Dillon, Missouri Hospital Association
Topics: Health Policy, Hospitals & Physicians, Insurance & Costs, MHA Resources

 

Strong communities need strong hospitals. Strong hospitals support the social and economic fabric of Missouri. More »

 
 
 
Take Quick Action For Stroke Recovery

Author: Nirav A. Vora, M.D., Neuro-interventionalist, SSM Neurosciences Institute at SSM DePaul Hospital
Topics: Heart Health, Preventive Health Care, Vascular Health

 

The window of opportunity to prevent significant loss of ability from stroke is narrow. But thanks to medical advances, that window is opening a bit wider. More »

 
 
 
 

You can control five risk factors to reduce your chance of developing heart disease. More »