During the week, you can find Dr. Savannah Ericksen caring for patients of all ages at LMH Health Primary Care — Sixth and Maine. But one weekend each month, she serves in a different capacity as a major in the Missouri National Guard. Ericksen joined the National Guard during her sophomore ...

About 4,000 area residents still are facing an insurance conundrum as LMH Health ends its participation in a pair of Medicare Advantage programs in January, but hospital officials expressed optimism that residents are better understanding their options. The LMH Health Board of Trustees on ...

There have been many highlight-reel moments at LMH Health over the years. Snapshots from 2024 include celebrations of major initiatives like the installation of the new positron emission tomography scanner and the ongoing renovation and expansion of the LMH Health Cancer Center. Just as ...

Sometimes the hardest story to tell is your own. Megan Poindexter. Chelly Sumner. Amy Thompson. Over the past year, LMH Health has shared stories of these women who have faced breast cancer. And now it’s time to share mine. I have an innate respect for the medical profession. My ...

Three states are renewing a legal push to restrict access to the abortion medication mifepristone, including reinstating requirements it be dispensed in person instead of by mail. The request from Kansas, Idaho and Missouri would bar the drug's use after seven weeks of pregnancy instead of 10 ...

Have you ever watched a soccer match and seen players collide? It isn’t uncommon for those impacts to result in a concussion for one or both. Statistics from the Consumer Product Safety Commission show that 40% of soccer concussions are attributed to head-to-player contact. That was ...