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As a pastor in Chillicothe, Missouri, Jason Mosier, is used to encouraging others during difficult and trying times. He had no way of knowing a trip to the Hedrick Medical Center’s Emergency Department would lead him on one of the hardest journeys of his life.

Breast reduction surgery is also called reduction mammoplasty. Fat, tissue, and skin are removed from the breasts to make them smaller.

Trigger finger is an inflammation of tissue inside your finger or thumb. It is also called tenosynovitis. Tendons (cordlike fibers that attach muscle to bone and allow you to bend the joints) become swollen.

When the mitral valve becomes leaky, it's called mitral valve regurgitation. It’s also known as mitral insufficiency.

Rectal bleeding is when blood passes through your rectum and anus. It can happen with or without a bowel movement.

Hemorrhoids are when the veins or blood vessels in and around your anus and lower rectum become swollen and irritated.

Saint Luke’s Cancer Institute offers comprehensive screening, diagnosis, and treatment for ovarian cancer.

Takotsubo—stress-induced—cardiomyopathy (TCM) is a condition in which blood flow to part of the heart is briefly blocked.

Every day, 100 million Americans struggle with chronic pain in their hips, knees, or backs. Chronic or acute pain can limit an individual’s mobility as well as their ability to go about their daily routine and perform everyday tasks.