Saint Luke's Newsroom

Jun. 24, 2014

Saint Luke’s GI Specialists Participate in Clinical Trials for POSE Procedure, an Innovative, Minimally Invasive Weight-Loss Surgery

The POSE procedure is performed without incisions using a flexible device passed through the mouth into the stomach. Through this device, research doctors use specialized tools to fold and suture the stomach tissue in specific, predefined areas.
Jun. 17, 2014

Saint Luke’s Health System and Centerre Healthcare sign Letter of Intent to form partnership on new inpatient rehabilitation hospital

Saint Luke’s Health System, in partnership with Centerre Healthcare Corporation headquartered in Nashville, Tenn., today announced their intent to build a freestanding inpatient rehabilitation hospital in the Kansas City metropolitan area.
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May. 9, 2014

FOX4: Mom was Right: Eat Your Fruits and Veggies for Stroke Prevention

FOX 4's Meryl Lin McKean examines a new study that reports that eating fruits and veggies can lower your risk of stroke.
May. 6, 2014

Conquering the Final Frontier: Saint Luke’s Mid America Heart Institute on the Forefront of Treating Total Chronic Occlusions

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (May 5, 2014) — Saint Luke’s Mid America Heart Institute interventional cardiologists are on the forefront of perfecting

May. 2, 2014

To Get A Mammogram, or Not To?

Women over 40 keep getting mixed messages about mammograms.  Should they get them, or shouldn't they? 

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Apr. 16, 2014

89.3 KCUR-FM: Preschool Trauma Program In Kansas City Getting National Attention

Every parent knows that young children have meltdowns now and then - at home, at school, in the grocery store - but sometimes a tantrum can be more

Mar. 31, 2014

KC Baby Magazine: What to Keep and What to Toss

KC Baby Magazine talks with Susie Girten, coordinator of the car safety seat program at Saint Luke's Hospital, about when it is (and isn't) safe to reuse a child's car seat.
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Mar. 24, 2014

Crittenton Children’s Center’s Trauma Smart program making strides in 26 Missouri counties, gaining national attention

More than 3,200 preschool students who have experienced traumatic incidents are being better prepared for academic success.