A writer explores how a Jewish ritual changed her relationship with mortality. I had a hole in my chest. Three weeks had ...

This kind of blind surgery—or closed heart surgery—spread to hospitals around the world. Impressive as the technique was, it made little difference to patients suffering from more serious ...

The cardiothoracic surgery program at the Saint Louis University School of Medicine was the first to perform open heart surgery in Missouri and continues to be a leader in cardiothoracic care. Our ...