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Aug. 4, 2015
MEDIA COVERAGE: Kindergarten social and emotional behavior linked to adult success
A new study published in American Journal of Public Health by Robert Wood Johnson Foundation brings to our attention how critical it can be for a child to be able to understand emotions and be able to relate to the world.
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Jul. 14, 2015
MEDIA COVERAGE: Lee's Summit Detective, Josh Ward, returns home after surviving a flesh-eating bacteria
Lee's Summit Police Detective, Josh Ward, leaves Saint Luke's Hospital after surviving flesh-eating bacteria.
Jun. 19, 2015
Gladstone Fire and EMS receive Spot-A-Stroke Award for recognizing Northland man's stroke symptoms

By all accounts, Kurt Hinrichs of Gladstone was a healthy man in his early 50s.

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Jun. 5, 2015
FOX4: Saint Luke's celebrates 30 years of heart transplants
30 years and nearly 700 heart transplants, Saint Luke's Mid America Heart Institute celebrates this major milestone. 
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May. 8, 2015
FOX4: Saint Luke's Crittenton Children's Center Nationally Recognized for Program to Help Heal Emotional Trauma in Children
FOX4's Meryl Lin McKean reports on how a program designed in Kansas City to help heal young children who have experienced trauma is earning national recognition.
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Apr. 28, 2015
KCTV5 NEWS: Cranking Up the Volume...Teens at Increased Risk for Hearing Loss
KCTV5 interviewed Dr. Robert Cullen at Saint Luke's Hospital Midwest Ear Institute about the increased risk of hearing loss teens are facing and what parents can do about it. 
Mar. 24, 2015
Ambulance may not take you to closest hospital if you’re having a stroke

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Beginning Monday, if you have a stroke in Missouri, the ambulance may not take you to the closest hospital.