SSM Health Matters Blog

Tips to prepare for your first 5K Tips to prepare for your first 5K

Participating in a 5K is a fun way to support community fundraising events, spend time outdoors with other people and get the exercise your body needs.

Pregnant cancer patient finds healing and much more at SSM Health Pregnant cancer patient finds healing and much more at SSM Health

Faced with a breast cancer diagnosis during pregnancy, SSM Health team member Nicole saw health care from the patient perspective.

Mentoring: The missing piece in a child’s development Mentoring: The missing piece in a child’s development

The importance of mentoring for kids with insights from professionals in the field.

A Year of Kindness: Be kind to a stranger A Year of Kindness: Be kind to a stranger

‘Do a little bit of good where you are’

Got foot pain from flip flops? Got foot pain from flip flops?

Summer is here and most of us are breaking out the flip flops and sandals, but should we be wearing them? SSM Health orthopedic foot and ankle surgeon Dr. Sara Galli says it depends on the current state of your feet.

SSM Health Cardinal Glennon Children’s Hospital receives verification from the American College of Surgeons Committee on Trauma SSM Health Cardinal Glennon Children’s Hospital receives verification from the American College of Surgeons Committee on Trauma

Verification recognizes SSM Health Cardinal Glennon Children’s Hospital’s commitment to providing optimal care for injured patients