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KCTV: Saint Luke’s Patient Avoids Third Open Heart Surgery Thanks to Minimally Invasive Procedure

Born with congenital heart disease, 41-year-old Christin Murphy has undergone three heart surgeries to repair pulmonary valves. They have been tough to get through, but Murphy says this latest one at Saint Luke’s changed her outlook.

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"Grateful and Humbled": The Back-to-Back Transplants at Saint Luke's that Saved One Man's Life

Anthony Weatherspoon, 68, of Lee’s Summit, Missouri, remembers it like it was yesterday: The day he wasn’t feeling very well in 2024. “I didn’t know what was up,” Anthony says, with his wife, Peggy, at his side.

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Ingram’s: A Genetic Condition

Ingram's talked to Dr. Marc Roth and Blake Buzard with Saint Luke's Hospital Center for Precision Oncology about the rapid pace of advances in precision medicine.

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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.

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BBC News: Studies Reveal New Effects of Semaglutide

BBC News talked to Dr. Mikhail Kosiborod about new findings on the cardiovascular effects of semaglutide.

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American Journal of Managed Care: Semaglutide Enhances Heart Failure Outcomes in Obesity

A new subanalysis presented by Dr. Mikhail Kosiborod shows benefits of semaglutide in patients with atrial fibrillation.

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CNN: Survival Rates Far Worse for Black Women After Bystander CPR, Study Finds

Survival rates for Black women are far worse after bystander CPR than for white men, according to a study published this month.

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USA Today: Black People, Women Less Likely to Survive After CPR for Cardiac Arrest

USA Today talked to Dr. Paul Chan about disparities found when analyzing the effectiveness of bystander CPR for cardiac arrest.

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Healio: Treatment Effect of Bystander CPR Varies by Race, Sex

On average, survival benefits of CPR for cardiac arrest could be three times as high for white adults compared to Black adults and twice as high for men compared to women.

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Cardiovascular Business: Semaglutide Improves Heart Failure Symptoms in Both Sexes—Weight Loss Greater in Women

Semaglutide improves symptoms in both men and women who present with heart failure. When it comes to weight loss, however, the drug appears to benefit women much more than men.