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May 11-17 is National Hospital Week, and this year, Saint Luke's is celebrating one family that shares more than just genetics.

The Employee of the Quarter Award recognizes an employee who provides exemplary service, goes above and beyond to support colleagues, or assists and comforts patients and their families.

Mental health is vital at every stage of life, and Senior Life Solutions is dedicated to supporting older adults and their caregivers in local communities as they navigate mental health challenges.

Learn more about signs and symptoms of perimenopause, navigating treatment, and how your women's health provider can help in this segment with Bret Gordon, DO, division chair at Saint Luke’s Women’s Health South.

To combat rising maternal mortality, researchers at Saint Luke's Mid America Heart Institute and UMKC are leading a first of its kind study to create better care for moms with heart conditions during pregnancy.

Almost 30 years after his life-saving kidney transplant at Saint Luke's, Chris Paxton continues to express gratitude and raise awareness for organ donation through his participation in the Transplant Games of America.

While chemotherapy, radiation, and surgeries are common for most cancer treatments, immunotherapy is continuing to allow some patients to forgo these often harsh and invasive methods altogether.

While thousands linger on organ waiting lists, the national transplant network is ditching 40-year-old systems and struggling to remake itself. The Beacon talked with local health leaders about the state of organ transplantation today.

Infectious disease physician Sarah Boyd talked to KCUR about measles symptoms, exposure, and vaccinations as cases rise in the Kansas City area.

Anthony Weatherspoon, who received lifesaving heart and kidney transplants, is grateful for the gift of life this April.