As children head back to school, doctor’s offices are always filled with kids needing check-ups, immunizations, and in some cases, heart screenings. This is particularly the case for athletes, according to Frank Han, MD, pediatric cardiologist with OSF HealthCare. “Every time people go back to school, there is a need for heart screenings to help look for heart problems in children,” Dr. Han says. The National Institutes of Health (NIH) conducted a 10-year review of sudden death during sporting activities. The objective was to characterize the demographics and causes of sudden cardiac death during sports played in Australia. Nearly 20,000 autopsies were conducted between 2006 and 2015. Most deaths were from adults. The findings showed the small number of children who died from heart conditions either were arrhythmogenic or presumed arrhythmogenic, producing or tending to produce cardiac arrhythmia. Or the kids had inherited cardiomyopathies, an acquired or hereditary
EARTH CITY, Mo. -- Police have identified the victim in Friday's fatal wrong-way crash at 141 and I-70. Patricia Donze, 52, of Ballwin died after a collision with a van. The van was driving the wrong way on the Earth City Expressway Friday at around 7:45 a.m. It struck Donze's silver Ford SUV. She was [...]
Cementland: Bob Cassilly’s Unfinished Masterpiece will show at the St. Louis Public Library – Central Library until Sept. 22. The photography exhibit by Richard Sprengeler showcases the last project […]
WILDWOOD, Mo. -- A man was killed in a crash after his car caught fire on 141 at I-44 early Monday morning. The victim has been identified as Anthony Yacovielle, 40, of Wildwood, Missouri. A crash report says that Yacovielle was driving northbound on 141 at around 3:30 a.m. when his vehicle struck an overpass. [...]
She's 44, he's 29; should they have a baby together or does he need to grow up first? The Karamo Show returns Monday for season two at 1:00 p.m. on KPLR 11.
Dred Scott's great-great-great granddaughter says she's raised the money and is ready to unveil a monument to her famous ancestor later this month. Lynne Jackson set up a GoFundMe three years ago, seeking to raise money to install a memorial at Calvary Cemetery in north St. Louis. That's where Scott was buried in 1867, after being moved from his original, unmarked grave near what's today Saint Louis University.
United Auto Workers International President Shawn Fain was on "Face The Nation" on Sunday. He said members are "fed up with falling behind."
In Wentzville, KSDK learned that this strategic strike plan could cause temporary layoffs to non-striking workers because the Missouri plant is a stamping plant, meaning it helps provide other plants with parts. And with no parts, employees at other plants could soon join their fellow UAW workers on the picket lines.
The GM Fairfax assembly plant in Kansas…
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