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What should have been a dream getaway became a nightmare when a car accident forced Kelsey O’Connor and her friend off the road and into emergency care in a foreign country.

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.

While thousands linger on organ waiting lists, the national transplant network is ditching 40-year-old systems and struggling to remake itself. The Beacon talked with local health leaders about the state of organ transplantation today.

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

This MS awareness month, Dr. Carolina Garcia, a neurologist at Saint Luke's Comprehensive Multiple Sclerosis Center, discusses diagnosing and treating this inflammatory and presumed autoimmune condition.

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.

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.

Growing research shows why popular GLP-1 weight loss medications might be beneficial for people with multiple sclerosis, but the jury’s still out.

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.

Empower yourself by learning all you can about therapies for multiple sclerosis.