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Health News You Can Use: Hypertension Awareness for Younger Women
This week, we’re talking about hypertension in younger women and the importance of knowing and staying on top of your blood pressure.
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KCTV: Saint Luke's Women's Heart Center Stresses Importance of Women's Heart Health and Research
Dr. Tracy Stevens talks to KCTV about the unique symptoms of heart attacks in women and what people can do today to lower their risk of heart disease.
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Health News You Can Use: Women's Heart Health and Research
Dr. Tracy Stevens shares how heart disease affects women uniquely and why more advocacy and research is needed on women's hearts.
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KSHB: Kansas City Woman Credits 3D Mammogram for Early Breast Cancer Detection
This year, Michelle almost skipped her preventive screening, but instead of skipping, she chose to get her first 3D mammogram. And like many women, she wasn’t aware that it was now covered by insurance.
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Health News You Can Use: Heart Conditions in Pregnancy
In the past, many women born with a heart condition were told they would not be able to birth children safely.
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FOX4: FAME: Healthy Back-to-School Lunch Ideas for Kids and Adults
Grace Hoffman, Nutritional Coordinator with Saint Luke's Mid America Heart Institute and the Food As Medicine Everyday (FAME) program, shares healthy lunch options for kids and adults as school kicks off with the FOX4 morning show.
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Mindy’s Big Lesson: A Teacher’s Story about Breast Cancer
Mindy, a teacher in Blue Springs, has a family history of breast cancer, so it wasn’t a surprise when her doctor recommended she start annual mammograms at the age of 35.
Surviving SCAD: Rare Heart Condition Leads Dana to Saint Luke’s
After having a SCAD heart attack, Dana Garrison found a cardiologist at Saint Luke's, who specializes in the condition, and joined a study to help further the understanding of it.
Patient Stories
Grandmother of eight, baseball fanatic, breast cancer patient
Reconnecting with a former high school classmate turned out to be a saving grace in Lori’s life.
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Saint Luke’s Vein Clinic Gets Kickboxer’s Legs in Fighting Form
Shanon Wolfe's varicose vein troubles were more than cosmetic. Although her legs didn’t hurt at the end of the day, more and more often they felt heavy and tired. It began interfering with her kickboxing.