February 2022 - The carotid artery is a major artery in the body. It branches off the aorta of the heart, comes up from the chest into the neck and splits into the external carotid artery, which supplies blood to the face, and the internal carotid artery, which carries blood to the brain. But what happens when the internal carotid artery isn’t healthy? Learn what carotid artery disease is and why diagnosis and treatment are so important.

January 2022 - Over 1 in 10 Americans live with diabetes. Despite how commonly diagnosed it is, many people don’t fully understand what diabetes is. Alissa Ballard, DO, a BJC Medical Group family medicine physician, breaks down the disease and provides some helpful insight on the different types, available treatments and ways you can prevent a diagnosis.

November 2016 - In this Ask the Expert program, diabetes educator Mary Kay Macheca discusses treatment options for diabetes, and highlights cutting edge technology that will help people living with the disease to better monitor their blood sugar levels.