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Since 2024, the CDC has reported an increase in cases of whooping cough, or pertussis. The trend has continued this fall, with Kansas City reporting 75 pertussis cases in October, tripling from last year.

Saint Luke's is taking action to help reduce gun-related injuries and deaths by handing out free gun safety locks at 22 convenient care and primary care locations.

To combat rising maternal mortality, researchers at Saint Luke's Mid America Heart Institute and UMKC are leading a first of its kind study to create better care for moms with heart conditions during pregnancy.

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.

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.

Kansas City is poised to become a national leader in addressing the nation’s maternal health crisis, and there’s a way for you to help or to be treated if you’re pregnant and have a heart condition.

Heart disease remains the number one health threat for women, causing 1 in 3 deaths each year—that's more than all forms of cancer combined.

Amid a measles outbreak in Texas, a Saint Luke's doctor discusses potential risk in Jackson County and explains protection provided by the measles vaccination.

When Debbie O’Neal was diagnosed with heart failure at 75, she feared her life was ending. She was the same age that her mother had been when she died of heart disease.

While it’s common to associate heart health with cardiologists, primary care providers play an important role in heart health by being your first line of defense and determining your risk for heart disease.