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Oct. 28, 2016

Kansas City Business Journal: Saint Luke’s tackles valve treatments

As the U.S. population ages, valvular heart disease has become more prevalent.

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Oct. 28, 2016

FOX4: A simple vest could help heart failure patients stay out of the hospital

Having fluid in your lungs can feel just like drowning. It's a big problem for people with congestive heart failure. Now a vest is helping some people monitor their fluid levels and potentially stay out of the hospital.
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Oct. 15, 2016

FOX4: How Genomics Testing helps cancer patients

Genomic Testing can help determine if a cancer patients really needs chemotherapy. 

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Oct. 10, 2016

New mother, former Chiefs cheerleader, breast cancer patient

The statistic is sobering: One in eight women will develop breast cancer in her lifetime. Brandy Reed was a newlywed and a new mom to 4-month-old Jackson when her life took a completely unexpected turn.
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Sep. 24, 2016

Kansas City Star: Saint Luke’s enters the micro hospital business

Micro-hospitals are just what they sound like: smaller versions of full-service hospitals that include beds for admissions, trauma care, diagnostics and other services.
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Sep. 9, 2016

FOX4: More people eating gluten-free, but should you eat gluten-free products?

A new report in JAMA Internal Medicine finds the number of followers of a gluten-free diet is rising.

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Sep. 6, 2016

Saint Luke’s Health System CEO Named to Becker’s Hospital Review Leadership listing

Becker’s Hospital Review released today the 2016 edition of its list of “110 Physician Leaders of Hospitals and Health Systems,” featuring hospital and health system presidents and CEOs who hold medical degrees.
Aug. 22, 2016

Strokes may happen to young people too

When stroke occurs in a person of advanced age, people often are not surprised.