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Healthy Eating for a Healthier You: Small Changes That Make a Big Impact

When it comes to improving your health, what you eat plays a major role. The good news? You don’t have to overhaul your entire diet overnight. Instead, small, intentional changes — like incorporating more plant-based meals or following a heart-healthy eating pattern —...

Overcoming Heart Failure with Life-Changing Surgery

From an unexpected heart failure diagnosis to life-saving surgery, Richard Moss’ journey is marked by his deep faith, a strong family support system and the expert care he received at St. Francis Health. An Unexpected Diagnosis After contracting COVID-19 for the...

Advancing Cancer Care for the Gulf South: A Life-Saving Milestone

When Ed Carruthers collapsed while replacing a battery in his truck, he chalked it up to an old back injury. A former railroad police officer, he was used to hard work and occasional aches and pains. But what he thought was a minor issue turned out to be something far...

The Screening That Could Save Your Life

When it comes to preventive care, we may think of annual checkups, vaccines and managing blood pressure. But one of the most important – and often overlooked – screenings is for colorectal cancer. Why Colorectal Cancer Screening Matters Colorectal cancer is one of the...