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KSHB: Kidney Transplant Recipient Shares Story, Encourages Organ Donation

Diane Hick's two sisters suffered from kidney failure before passing, and her doctor saw similar complications in her. She worried she would face a similar fate, but a kidney transplant through Saint Luke's changed the game.

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Game On: Kidney Transplant Helps Chiefs Fan Make a Big Comeback

Five years ago, 66-year-old Diane Hicks had a health scare that turned out to be a turning point for her entire life. She learned she needed to seriously consider a kidney transplant to improve her overall health and life expectancy.

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KSHB: ‘Gift of Life’: Organ Transplant Recipient, Surgeon Talk Importance of Organ Donors

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.

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Health News You Can Use: Organ Donation and Transplant Coordinators

Matthew Wilkinson, MD, a surgeon with Saint Luke’s kidney and liver transplant program, and Erica Sparks, a transplant coordinator with Saint Luke's, discuss the transplant process and importance of organ donation.

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KSHB: ‘Have Hope’: Study Shows Immunotherapy Continues To Change Future of Cancer Treatment

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.

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KMBC: Donate Life Month: Heart and Kidney Recipient Shares His Story

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

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Double Blessing: New Mother Receives New Kidney

When Jackie, pictured with her son Brooks, was pregnant, she was diagnosed with Stage 4 chronic kidney disease. After Brooks was born and undergoing a kidney transplant, Jackie is back to enjoying life.

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KSHB: Excelsior Springs Woman Praises Saint Luke's Hospital After Years of Living with Nutcracker Syndrome

KSHB talked to one local woman diagnosed with a rare condition and Dr. Matthew Wilkinson on the fascinating surgery performed to treat it.

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Producing Real Results–Patients Benefit from Saint Luke’s and Kanbe’s Markets Collaboration

Saint Luke's is seeing success with a voucher program in collaboration with Kanbe’s Markets, a nonprofit organization that provides access to fresh, affordable, and healthy foods to help reduce food insecurity.

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FOX4: Saint Luke's Patient Living with Rare Cancer Starts Foundation to Help Others

More than 10 years after his diagnosis, he’s helping other people with the same rare cancer to hold on to hope.