Athletes are remembered for their talent and their power to inspire and encourage others. Playing 4 Hope — a local nonprofit organization — is taking advantage of the ability of MU athletes to pass on hope and encouragement to MU Children’s Hospital patients. How it Started Playing 4 Hope was founded in 2016 by Haley […]
Despite other tried and true methods of healthcare, some people look for out-of-the-box ideas to treat themselves. Holistic medicine boils down to taking a “whole body” approach to health and medicine and often deals with more natural and self-reliant methods of health. The Pacific College of Health and Science explains that “the human body has
Consuming medical care (or rather, paying for it) is a mystery of modern life. You don’t know what something is going to cost up front, neither can the medical care provider provide an estimate. Even so, it’s uncertain what you’ll get billed after insurance discounts, co-pays, and deductibles; from multiple providers, up to six months
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EDUCATION Columbia Independent School board of trustees approves campus redesign plan The CIS Board of Trustees recently approved a campus redesign plan that will add an approximately 27,000 square-foot upper school building for grades 9-12 and include renovations to its existing building. A groundbreaking ceremony for the project was held on November 17, and the
Alzheimer’s takes a profound toll on everyone it touches, especially its victims, their loved ones, and their caretakers. More than six million Americans are living with the disease, and deaths have doubled during the past 20 years. One in three senior citizens dies with Alzheimer’s or another form of dementia. Those are just a few
I really am (kinda, sorta) afraid of kites. A few decades ago—no need to quibble over exact dates or to pinpoint geological eras—I was in college, passionately pursuing a career as a journalist because my preferred vocational path (snake and lizard expert) required enormous amounts of mathematics acumen. As a result, I was taking the
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CoMo Preservation aims for advocacy and education A dizzying spate of historic buildings meeting the wrecking ball on the edges of Mizzoui’s campus last spring and summer galvanized a group of residents already alarmed by the loss of historic structures around Columbia. One result of residents putting their feet to their feelings about losing historic
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Matt Frederiksen-England The University of Missouri Health Care has named Matt Frederiksen-England chief compliance officer after a nationwide search. Matt joined the MU Health Care team in October from Billings Clinic health system in Montana where he served as chief compliance officer and integrity officer. Prior to serving at Billings Clinic, he served as chief
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Installing a new flagstone patio at your home is a great way to add living space without going through the hassle of renovating your house. As you start the process of designing the patio, one of the important considerations to keep in mind is how the patio will be constructed. There are two main methods
Installing a new flagstone patio at your home is a great way to add living space without going through the hassle of renovating your house.
