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Healio: US Survival Rates of Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest Lower Among Asian vs. White Adults
Asian individuals experience poorer outcomes after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest in the U.S. compared with white individuals, despite similar rates of bystander CPR.
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Missouri Liver Cancer Survivor Gets Life-Changing Transplant
Matt Dickhut jokes he’s never won the Powerball, despite decades of trying his hand. But he did win the lottery. Instead of a big check, his winnings came in the form of a new liver.
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Giving in Action: John Helzberg
“Physicians see all kinds of inequities in medical care and it’s heartbreaking. But we can take care of some of those things." —John Helzberg, MD
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Health News You Can Use: Living Organ Donation
More than 100,000 people are on the wait list for a life-saving transplant—and more than 85% of those can be helped by a living donor.
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FOX4: CPR Training Top of Mind Following Damar Hamlin’s Collapse
Dr. Anthony Magalski, cardiologist at Saint Luke's Mid America Heart Institute and medical director of Saint Luke's Athletic Heart Clinic, talks to FOX4 about the importance of CPR and AED's.
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Three-time Heart Attack Survivor Takes Control of His Health
After suffering three heart attacks and struggling to manage his overall health, David Clifton turned to the team Saint Luke's Michael & Marlys Haverty Cardiometabolic Center of Excellence.
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Cooling Therapy Saves Retired News Reporter From Cardiac Arrest
Veteran news reporter Dan Verbeck missed the biggest story of his life—his own death.
Sallie Wickens is Back in the Saddle Thanks to Saint Luke’s
As Sallie Wickens boarded the LifeFlight helicopter in Climax Springs, Missouri, in June 2012, she had no idea it would be the last leg of a journey that started when she was 5 years old.
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Heart Attack Doesn’t Stop This Father From Hearing Daughter Say, “I Do”
The bride wore white. The father of the bride wore a blue floral hospital gown and electrodes. Hear how Saint Luke's made sure he could attend the wedding.