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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.

The Kansas City Beacon talked to Dr. Sarah Boyd about when you should get tested for the virus and what to do if you test positive.

Dr. Matthew Wilkinson, a transplant surgeon at Saint Luke’s talks about the advances in organ donation and the importance of living organ donation.

What do I do if I’m exposed? How can I stay safe while traveling? What’s the difference between COVID and the flu? Dr. Sarah Boyd, infectious disease physician at Saint Luke's Health System, answers.

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.

We’re talking about how rehabilitation can help improve mobility and independence after a stroke.

“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

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.

After breaking several vertebrae and suffering an incomplete spinal cord injury, Jerry was unable to use his arms or legs. That is, until he came to Saint Luke's Rehabilitation Institute.