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KSHB: Neurologists see increase in stress-induced migraines amid the pandemic
Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, neurologists are seeing many patients with worsening or more frequent migraines. KSHB talked to a neurologist about what's causing this trend.
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Heart Transplant Recipient Walks Daughter Down the Aisle
When Henry Myers needed a heart transplant, he trusted the team at Saint Luke's Mid America Heart Institute. While waiting for a new heart, one goal, in particular, made him persevere.
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Andrew Widman Found Relief at Saint Luke’s as Heart Transplant Patient #745
On the day after Andrew Widman returned home from Saint Luke’s Hospital of Kansas City with his new heart, his wife, Vicki, drove him to the DMV. There he ordered a personalized license plate that read simply “745.”
It’s a number that’s particularly close to his heart.
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Brain Injury Patient Says She Had 'Angels' Looking Over Her
What began as a middle-of-the-night trip to the bathroom turned into a nightmare—and then a miracle—for 83-year-old Chillicothe resident Shirley Eskew. After getting out of bed, Shirley slipped and fell. “I just hit the concrete hard,” she remembers. Things got blurry after that, but she did manage to call for help and get to the emergency room at Hedrick Medical Center.
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Journey to 800 Heart Transplants
Saint Luke's Mid America Heart Institute has successfully completed 800 heart transplants. This is our journey.
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Parkinson's Couldn't Stop Barry
"It was frustrating, and I thought that was just the way life was going to be," Barry Blank said. Read his about journey with Parkinson's and about the procedure that changed his life.
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Unstoppable: One Year After Heart Transplant
When she needed a heart transplant, she choose Saint Luke’s Mid America Heart Institute. A year later, Jenna’s feeling healthy and strong and advocating for improvements to medical devices for women.
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Jenna Bell: One Year After Heart Transplant
One in three women will die from heart disease. Jenna fought to live.
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Heart Transplant: Bodybuilder Gets Pumped Up
Chris Williams was a healthy guy.
The 36-year-old bodybuilder worked out regularly, played basketball, didn’t smoke, and watched his diet.
Yet, in January 2012, Williams could barely drag himself out of bed. And walking a few steps across the room left him gasping for air.
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Two Saint Luke’s hospitals rank in U.S. News & World Report list of Best Hospitals
Two hospitals in Saint Luke’s Health System are recognized on U.S. News & World Report’s annual Best Hospitals rankings for 2013-14, released today. The rankings, now in their 24th year, recognize hospitals that excel in treating the most challenging patients.