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Saint Luke’s Babies Defy the Odds After Rare Genetic Condition

When Aria Larson started working in the operating room at Saint Luke’s Hospital of Kansas City, she saw excellence all around her. If she needed care, she thought, this was where she would go.

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FOX 4: Pay It Forward: The Glue That Helps Hold the NICU Together

On top of helping the unit run smoothly, Easton Thomas uses her downtime and own money to handmake Halloween costumes for babies staying in the NICU.

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Media Coverage: Saint Luke’s Celebrates NICU Family Resilience at Annual Reunion

Nearly 100 former Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) babies, along with their parents and siblings, returned to Saint Luke's Hospital of Kansas City to celebrate success and resilience at the annual NICU reunion.

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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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KMBC: Donate Life Month: Heart and Kidney Recipient Shares His Story

Anthony Weatherspoon, who received lifesaving heart and kidney transplants, is grateful for the gift of life this April.

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Innovative Heart Failure Device Helps Lawrence Woman Return to Doing What She Loves

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.

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A Simple Test Can Help Determine Your Risk for Heart Attack

For people age 60 or older, or who have a family history of heart disease, one simple test and a matter of minutes can determine the potential risk of a future heart attack.

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KSHB: 'Saint Luke's Saved My Life': Arkansas Man Gets Life-Saving Heart Transplant in Kansas City

"Jill asked, 'If this was your father where would you take him?' And [the doctor] said, 'Saint Luke’s in Kansas City.' And Saint Luke’s saved my life."

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The Wall Street Journal: Heart Attacks Rise During the Super Bowl. You Can Take Precautions.

The Wall Street Journal invited Dr. James O’Keefe, MD, director of preventive cardiology at Saint Luke’s Mid America Heart Institute, to explain the potential risk and share tips on how you can protect your heart during the big game.

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KSHB: NICU Babies at Saint Luke's Hospital Get a Visit from Santa

Even though their baby's first Christmas may not look like they expected, Saint Luke's wants to bring some normalcy and make sure it is still extra special with a little help from the March of Dimes, a volunteer photographer, and one very special VIP.