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Apr. 17, 2025

Fox 4: Saint Luke's Cardiologist Shares Healthy Aging Tips To Improve Longevity

Dr. James O'Keefe shares insights on how exercise and social activities can boost physical and mental health and help you live longer.
Apr. 16, 2025

Healing Together: Why Group Therapy Works for Older Adults

As we age, life brings unique joys and challenges. Group therapy offers a powerful way for older adults to find support, share experiences, and heal together.
Apr. 14, 2025

Bariatric Surgery Unlocks New Lifestyle, Renewed Health For Travis

Seven months after a successful weight-loss surgery, Travis is down over 130 lbs and witnessing a complete life transformation beyond his expectations.
Apr. 14, 2025

FOX 4: Doctor Shares Signs, Risk as Kansas Sees Rise in Measles Cases

Dr. Todd Fristo, a family medicine physician at Saint Luke’s Primary Care–Independence, shares vaccination information and measles symptoms to watch for.
Apr. 10, 2025

KCTV: ‘It Was So, So Beautiful’: Couple Welcomes Newborn After Surprise Hospital Nuptials

When one Kansas City couple’s wedding plans turned into a hospital visit, the staff at Saint Luke’s made the most out of it.
Apr. 9, 2025

KSHB: ‘My Life Changed’: Missouri Woman Learns To Walk Again After Doctors Remove Spinal Cord Tumor

Retired middle school teacher Teresa Janvrin faced her biggest challenge yet when a nonmalignant spinal cord tumor left her unable to walk in 2023.
Apr. 7, 2025

Ingram's: Jani Johnson Named to 2025 Class of Women Executives–Kansas City

Every year, Ingram's, Kansas City's Business Magazine, honors and highlights outstanding women in leadership roles at high-profile regional companies.
Mar. 31, 2025

Second Opinion Means a Second Chance for Saint Luke’s Patient

After a fainting spell, Angela Alvarez was ultimately diagnosed with cardiomyopathy and congestive heart failure. Her original plan of action was to undergo a heart transplant, but she sought a second opinion at Saint Luke’s Mid America Heart Institute.
Mar. 28, 2025

Health News You Can Use: Colorectal Cancer Awareness

March is Colorectal Cancer Awareness month, and this week, we are talking with Sabrina Kidd, MD, about colon cancer screenings, treatments, and possible factors contributing to the rise in diagnoses among young adults.