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Leighanna Cooper, 43, had always been an active person. As a high-school athlete and avid runner, she lived an active lifestyle—completed a half marathon in 2013—but maintaining her weight felt like a struggle, and her repeated weight-loss efforts gnawed at her confidence.  

Anthony Weatherspoon, 68, of Lee’s Summit, Missouri, remembers it like it was yesterday: The day he wasn’t feeling very well in 2024. “I didn’t know what was up,” Anthony says, with his wife, Peggy, at his side.

It’s hard to believe we’re already so deep into 2025—and somehow, the holidays are here. Ready or not.

After 17 years working as a dietitian, the most common thing I tell my patients when discussing the holidays is, “Thankfully they come, and thankfully they go.”  

On Oct. 23, 2002, Jennifer Reents-Dickkut was supposed to celebrate her 28th birthday with a quiet night at home. Instead, she found herself in a hospital in St. Joseph, Missouri, delivering twin girls at just 25½ weeks gestation.

Don Cady, 62, is at home adjusting greenery on a holiday-themed wreath, testing the strength and dexterity of his right hand. While making wreaths has been one of his longtime hobbies, this one feels different.

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Thoracoabdominal Branch Endoprosthesis Post-Approval Study

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Evaluating the Impact of 3D Printed Spine Models on Patient Understanding and Satisfaction

If joint pain has become part of your daily life, you may have considered joint replacement surgery. And if you’re like many patients, you may have considered putting it off for one reason or another.