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Birth control keeps you from getting pregnant from sex. There are many types of birth control. Some work better than others. New types are tested all the time. Your doctor can help you decide which type is best for you. But no matter which type you choose, you and your partner must use it the right way each time you have sex. Here are some of the most common types.

Patient-Centric Health System Will Advance Innovative Models of Care and Improve Health Across Missouri, Illinois, and Kansas

Patient-Centric Health System Will Advance Innovative Models of Care and Improve Health across Missouri, Illinois and Kansas

U.S. News & World Report has named eight BJC Health hospitals as 2026 High Performing hospitals for Maternity Care—the highest award a hospital can earn as part of its Best Hospitals for Maternity Care annual study.

BJC Health System has five of the top 11 hospitals in Missouri.

Saint Luke’s Hospital of Kansas City and Saint Luke’s East Hospital in Lee’s Summit are recognized as among the top three hospitals in Kansas City and among the top eight hospitals in Missouri.

The BJC Health System Board of Directors has appointed Nick Barto, current BJC Health System president, to succeed Liekweg as president and CEO effective October 1, 2025.

Scott Hawig, CPA, CMA, MBA, will succeed Chuck Robb after 35-year career in health care.

Multiple hospitals earned high marks as Healthcare Equality Leader and High Performer designations.

St. Louis, Missouri – Brickline Greenway is kicking off 2025 with three huge wins! Great Rivers Greenway (GRG), the public agency connecting the region with greenways who turns 25 this year, has received a major boost to support the project’s vision to connect 14 neighborhoods with 12+ miles of greenways.