What to Expect After a Concussion

By Hannah Williams, PT, DPT, Physical Therapist at Boone Therapy Your niece collided with an opponent at a soccer game. Your friend was rear-ended on the Business Loop. You fell from a ladder and hit your head. What do the three of you have in common? Probably a concussion! A concussion is a mild traumatic…

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Breastfeeding a Newborn: What’s Normal?

By Emily Nusbaum, RN, IBCLC, Boone Family Birthplace Breastfeeding is a normal and natural part of delivering a baby. Our bodies produce breastmilk as a result of hormones and continue to produce as our babies nurse. New parents are often surprised to learn that breastfeeding can be confusing or hard – shouldn’t things that are…

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Maintaining Normalcy Through Cancer

By Madison Loethen 49 -year-old married mother of two Nancy Gillig remembers getting the call that changed her life. She had just undergone a routine mammogram at Boone Health’s Harris Breast Center when an abnormality was found. That led to her getting an ultrasound and then a biopsy. “I got the call, and they told…

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Reducing Food Waste

  By Jennifer Tveitnes, RD, LD, Clinical Dietitian, Boone Health Bariatrics Food waste is a significant issue in the United States. The U.S. Department of Agriculture, or USDA, estimates that approximately 31% of food is wasted by retailers and consumers. Throwing out so much uneaten food has many impacts. Safe food that could feed people…

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Meet Emmanuel Nana Amoako, BSN, RN, CCRN

Emmanuel Nana Amoako, BSN, RN, CCRN

I was born and raised in Kumasi, a city in Ghana, West Africa. I moved to Jefferson City about nine years ago, then to COMO three months ago. I received my bachelor’s degree in Nursing from Lincoln University. Boone Health is my second full-time nursing job since graduating, and I cherish every moment working there.…

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Shedding Pounds Without Surgery

Galina Rasputina-Simmons

By Hannah Robertson Galina Rasputina-Simmons, a manager of a recovery room at Boone Hospital Center, found herselfin a position so many of us do. Slowly, over years of balancing work, life with her husband Reginald and their three daughters Alissa, Aleena and Aliyah, along with the stress that comes with it, she had begun to…

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Untangled

By Madison Loethen Aaron Eckman was working on his Paris, Missouri family cattle farm when he began having vision issues.  “All of the sudden when I would focus on an object, the object would start moving. It would last 5 to 30 seconds each time and it kept happening,” says Aaron.  Aaron took a break.…

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The Wellness Benefits Of Being Active In The Outdoors

By Jenny L. Workman Studies have shown that nature has helped people cope with isolation over the past year. There are several health benefits that scientists continue to explore linking the great outdoors to our wellness. “The physiological response to being outside in nature is real, and it’s measurable,” said Michelle Kondo, a research social…

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The Chamber Of Healing

By Hannah Robertson When you walk into a hospital, specifically a wound clinic, the last thing you expect to smell are fresh baked goods. But if you were visiting Boone Hospital Center’s Wound Healing Center on the same day as Perry Leslie, that’s just what you may find. Perry made a habit of treating the…

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Spiritual Care

By Madison Loethen On March 24, Nicole “Nikki” Stallworth opened her eyes. She looked around and saw that she was in a hospital room, and specifically, an Intensive Care Unit (ICU) room. She racked her brain for her last memory. The last thing she remembered was being in her postpartum hospital room after having her…

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