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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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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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"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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Health News You Can Use: Prostate and Testicular Cancer

Dr. Ryan Miller, urologist at Advanced Urologic Associates at Saint Luke’s East Hospital, joins us in raising awareness and providing educational opportunities for men’s health issues.

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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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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.

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U.S. News & World Report: Mummies Study Finds Heart Disease Plagued the Ancients, Too

U.S. News & World Report shares results of a new study finding heart disease has plagued humanity for centuries.