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2024 Health Care Week: blessing of the hands reflection 2024 Health Care Week: blessing of the hands reflection

As we open our week-long celebration of Health Care Week (May 12-18), take a few minutes to pause and reflect on the work of your hands and your invaluable contributions.

A Year of Kindness: Be kind to yourself A Year of Kindness: Be kind to yourself

"As it turns out, we can’t practice compassion with other people if we can’t treat ourselves kindly.” – Brene Brown

Talking to your kids about violence and tragedy Talking to your kids about violence and tragedy

It’s been a heavy week after an armed teen attempted to enter a Wisconsin middle school and numerous violent war protests at college campuses across the country.

May is stroke awareness month May is stroke awareness month

Did you know that someone suffers a stroke every 40 seconds in the United States?

May is arthritis awareness month May is arthritis awareness month

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimates there are more than 53 million adults in the United States living with arthritis.

SSM Health SLU Hospital among the ELITE providers of innovative brain tumor therapy. SSM Health SLU Hospital among the ELITE providers of innovative brain tumor therapy.

Patients suffering from new and recurrent cancerous brain tumors now have an advanced option for receiving radiation therapy immediately following surgery.

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