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Pain Management Move Beyond Meds
Every day, millions of Americans start their day with chronic pain. It limits their mobility and keeps them from doing the activities they need or want to do. For some conditions, a prescription opioid may be the best answer, but many other conditions can be treated effectively with physical therapy. By the Numbers More than […]
Tractors Unite Family
When Plant Operations Supervisor Dallas Mercer looks at a tractor, he sees more than a farm vehicle. For Dallas, tractors represent fellowship and family. He grew up using tractors to farm his family’s property in Excelsior Springs where he still lives. He learned about tractors and how to restore them from his father, Ramon. It’s […]
What Is Mental Health
By Stacie Newberry, LCSW, Jennifer Riddell, LCSW, and Dawn Rosey, LCSW Mental health includes our emotional, psychological and social well-being. It affects how we think, feel and act. It also helps determine how we handle stress, relate to others and make choices. Mental health is important at every stage of life – from childhood and […]
Life-Changing Experience in China
As an adult, Lauren McCroskie, a CNA on 5th Floor Hospital, dreamed of returning to her homeland of China. She was just 4 ½ months old when her mom, Dana, who works as a unit secretary, and dad, Mike, adopted her from an orphanage in Fuzhou located in the Jiangxi Province. Growing up, Lauren didn’t […]
Vaccines Theyre Not Just for Kids
You’re never too old to get vaccines. The flu, whooping cough, hepatitis and pneumonia are just a few preventable diseases that affect the 65 and older crowd. Crystal D. LaGalle, DO, an internal medicine doctor with Meritas Health North Kansas City, shares information about on which immunizations you need, why they’re important and how to […]
HPV-related Cancers Theyre Preventable
HPV (human papillomavirus) infections are the most common sexually transmitted infections in the U.S. In fact, one in four people currently have an HPV infection, but don’t know it. While most HPV infections go away on their own, about 5% progress to cervical, anal, head and neck, or rarer cancers. HPV-positive head and neck cancer […]
Photographer Captures Picture Perfect Images
Children’s Learning Center Teacher Misty Jones uses pictures to connect with children and adults. Inside her pre-K classroom, images of super heroes delight her young students. Outside the classroom, it’s the pictures Misty captures with her camera that impact those who see her work. The orangutan's eyes tell her story. This is Grandma Jill […]
Breath of Life
It was a typical summer day in late May at the Denton apartments near Parkville. Longtime friends and NKCH Nurses Bobbi Dickerson, BSN, RN, 10th Floor Pavilion, and Jessica Pruett, BSN, RN, CICU, were socializing pool side while Bobbi’s daughter, Roo, a third-year nursing student, enjoyed the water. But, the relaxing scene quickly changed into […]
Migraines The Basics
More than 4 million people experience chronic migraines and have up to 15 migraines per month. The headaches arrive with severe, throbbing pain that can last for days. Migraines cause lost productivity and a reduced quality of life. Diagnosis The first step is to meet with a neurologist, a doctor who specializes in treating headaches. […]
Living With Alzheimers
One family share the lessons they learned from caring for their parents, who were both diagnosed with the disease.
A Fathers Day Blessing x4
In his 20s and early 30s, Father’s Day always reminded Greg Frohna that something was missing in his life. Back then, Greg, the hospital’s director of Spiritual Care and Guest Services, saw other men enjoying Father’s Day cards and gifts from their children. His wife, Wendi, experienced the same thoughts on Mother’s Day. This was […]
Play It Safe This Summer
Whether theyre splashing in a pool, sliding into home base or enjoying ice cream with friends, kids have a blast soaking up summer. It’s all fun and games until someone gets hurt. Reduce the chance of injuries with these common sense safety tips, offered by three Meritas Health healthcare professionals. Be Prepared Cuts, scrapes and […]