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KCTV5 News: Coronavirus Crisis: Making tough health choices - continuing coverage
May. 6, 2020

KCTV: People make tough choices about their health during coronavirus pandemic

An important, ongoing question, many may have is if they should keep routine doctors’ appointments or health screenings while we are still in the thick of a pandemic. Dr. Pluard talks to KCTV about the balancing act.
FOX 4 News. Tracking coronavirus. Dr. Amelia Fitzpatrick. St. Luke's Hospital
May. 5, 2020

FOX4: Ventilators for COVID-19 come with scary stats, but one KC doctor says there's more to the story

Researchers discovered a high mortality rate in COVID-19 patients on ventilators in New York. FOX4 talked to Dr. Amelia Fitzpatrick about how doctors are seeing much higher success rates locally and why.
Anita, sitting in a wheel chair, puts flowers in a vase held by a member of her care team
May. 1, 2020

Kansas City Star: Woman beats COVID-19 while rehabilitating from fall, then celebrates 84th birthday

Anita Striegel never felt sick from the coronavirus. She spent her 84th birthday battling the virus while at Saint Luke's Bishop Spencer Place and is humbled to have survived.
Coronavirus. Dr. Sarah Boyd. St. Luke's Infectious Disease. 41 Action News.
May. 1, 2020

KSHB: KC doctors cautiously optimistic about possible COVID-19 drug treatment

A new drug that could be the first step toward a potential COVID-19 treatment, called remdesivir, is showing promising results in clinical trials. KSHB talked to Dr. Sarah Boyd about what this means.
21 KNPN St. Joseph. Courtesy Saint Luke's. Photo of drive-thru screening sign.
Apr. 30, 2020

St. Joseph News-Press: Quick testing helps first responders in Trenton and Chillicothe

Saint Luke's is providing drive-thru testing for first responders in Grundy and Livingston counties. St. Joseph News-Press talked to Steve Schieber about the process.
Flatland: KCPT's digital magazine
Apr. 29, 2020

KCPT: Flatland: Pandemic Spurs Concern About Suicide Among KC-Area Youths

Mental health experts at Crittenton have put their own spin on a term that is now familiar to all of us: Instead of “social distancing,” their phrase is “physical distancing.”
Apr. 27, 2020

NBC Nightly News: Doctors turn to telemedicine for routine visits as hospitals face coronavirus crisis

Virtual visits are becoming much more common as patients stay home amid the coronavirus pandemic. NBC Nightly News talked to doctors at Saint Luke's Mid America Heart Institute about how they are utilizing the technology to deliver the best patient care.
KMBC: Worldwide clinical drug trial for COVID-19 led by a doctor at Saint Luke's
Apr. 25, 2020

KMBC: Worldwide clinical drug trial for COVID-19 led by a doctor at Saint Luke's

As the entire world comes together to attempt to find a vaccine and treatments for this global pandemic, it is exciting that an international trial of this nature was created and is being led by doctors and researchers here in Kansas City.