Saint Luke's Newsroom

Nov. 22, 2024

KCTV: Saint Luke's ELGAN Programs Helps Premature Babies

During Prematurity Awareness Month, Karla Torain, the director of Obstetrical and Neonatal Service at Saint Luke’s, talks to KCTV about the ELGAN Program, a special program at Saint Luke’s to care for these tiny babies born prematurely.
Nov. 21, 2024

Healio: Potassium Binder Helps Optimize Spironolactone Use in Patients with HF, Hyperkalemia Risk

A potassium binder helped patients with heart failure who have or are at high risk for hyperkalemia stay on spironolactone at an optimal dose, but showed a signal of HF hospitalization risk.
Nov. 19, 2024

KSHB: Saint Luke's Leads Groundbreaking AFib Treatment

Dr. Sanjaya Gupta spoke to KSHB about pulsed field ablation, as well as the second Saint Luke's patient to undergo this innovative new procedure to treat AFib.
Nov. 15, 2024

Health News You Can Use: Saint Luke’s Muriel I. Kauffman Institute for Women’s Cardiovascular Research

The new Saint Luke’s Muriel I. Kauffman Institute for Women’s Cardiovascular Research is the first of its kind dedicated to studying unique aspects of heart conditions in women.
Nov. 14, 2024

KSHB: Saint Luke's Crittenton Children's Center Program Helps Children, Families Cope After Inpatient Care Stay

KSHB talked to Susan Pinne about the in-home Smart Connections program and one local father who shared how it helped his son cope with a difficult time.
Nov. 12, 2024

Medical Xpress: Bystander CPR up to 10 Minutes After Cardiac Arrest May Protect Brain Function

New research shows the sooner a lay rescuer starts CPR on a person having a cardiac arrest at home or in public, the better the chances of saving the person's life and protecting their brain function.
Nov. 11, 2024

Wright Memorial Physician Clinics and NCMC Athletic Department to Host 3rd Annual Toy Drive

The 3rd annual toy drive will begin on Friday, November 15, and ends on Friday, December 13.
Nov. 11, 2024

KMBC: Saint Luke's OBGYN Shares her Story for Prematurity Awareness

Saint Luke's OBGYN, Dr. Cicy Li, shares her story of premature birth due to preeclampsia, a serious blood pressure condition during pregnancy and one of the leading causes of preterm birth. 
Nov. 8, 2024

Medical Xpress: Transcatheter Tricuspid Valve Replacement Aids Tricuspid Regurgitation

Dr. Suzanne Arnold and colleagues performed an in-depth analysis of the health status of patients enrolled in the TRISCEND II pivotal trial.