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Back in the Game: Rockhill Helps Student Athlete Overcome Broken Clavicle

Now starting his freshman year at Missouri Western University on a football scholarship, Jaylen Parks is grateful to Rockhill Orthopaedic Specialists for helping him get back on the field.

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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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KCTV: Second Opinion From Saint Luke's Saves Man's Life After Put On Hospice at 52

A local man with heart failure who was told numerous times he only had months to live gets a second chance at life after treatment at Saint Luke's.

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Health News You Can Use: Heart Valve Disease

Dr. Adnan Chhatriwalla, interventional cardiologist at Saint Luke’s Mid America Heart Institute, talks about symptoms of heart valve disease, treatment, and keys to long-term heart health.

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Saint Luke’s Patient Celebrates Daughter’s 11th Birthday After Heart Scare in Pregnancy

One patient's experience more than a decade ago was a pivotal moment for both Saint Luke’s Mid America Heart Institute and Saint Luke's Hospital Maternal-Fetal Medicine Program.

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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.