May 2011

The Boone Hospital Center’s trustees took a step back in time when they met on May 17. The board members opened a copper time capsule that was buried in the hospital’s old lobby and will be housed behind glass in the new lobby. The capsule was comprised of three containers with the dates 1921, 1981

Ellis Fischel Cancer Center will have a new home in early 2013. The center, which has been located on Business Loop 70 since it was established in 1940, will move into University of Missouri Health Care’s new $203 million patient care tower that’s under construction. Preparation for the patient care tower began in August 2009,

A mobile game that gives players incentives to track, publish and share news has taken the grand prize in the Student Developer Competition put on by Reynolds Journalism Institute. Five teams of journalism, business and computer science students at the University of Missouri developed mobile apps for the Innovation Division of Hearst Inc. with support

Low back pain affects virtually everyone at some point in their life regardless of their activity or work. It is important to understand when you suffer from back pain why it happens and what can be done about it. Volumes can be written about low back pain, but let’s start with some basic knowledge about the

Columbia dentist Dr. Kent Willett has a warm and welcoming office on Chapel Hill Road. His reception area, complete with a cozy fireplace, comfy chairs and hot coffee, provides a homelike atmosphere, and his sedation option goes a long way in calming even the most fearful patients. But for one week in February, Willett leaves

The framed document Dave Benish gave Delta Systems owner Steve Powell during the celebration of the company’s 25th anniversary doesn’t look like much: a notebook page with a handwritten slogan below a triangle that was drawn by his late wife, Debin Benish. But Powell said he couldn’t imagine a more fitting gift. It came from

As the presence of social media continues to increase as a form of communication, health organizations are searching for the most effective ways to use the online tools to pass important information to the public. Now, researchers at the University of Missouri have found that nonprofit organizations and community groups appear to be more actively