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Aug. 16, 2024

Kansas City Star: There's a 'Summer Surge' of COVID in Kansas City. See the Data and Latest on New Vaccine

The Kansas City Star talked to Dr. Ginny Boos about an uptick of COVID cases in the Kansas City area and how it compares to previous surges.
Aug. 15, 2024

CNN: Survival Rates Far Worse for Black Women After Bystander CPR, Study Finds

Survival rates for Black women are far worse after bystander CPR than for White men, according to a study published this month.
Aug. 14, 2024

KCTV: Expanding Cancer Care in the Northland

KCTV talked to Dr. Zachary Nicholas about Saint Luke's Cancer Institute's expansion in the Northland and some of the latest advances in cancer care.
Aug. 14, 2024

KSHB: 'She's A Miracle': Saint Luke's Youngest Surviving NICU Baby Heads to 2nd Grade

Saint Luke’s Hospital of Kansas City’s NICU's ELGAN program started in 2017 and offers families options for treatment of the earliest preemies, less than 24 weeks, like Ellie.
Aug. 12, 2024

KSHB: Waldo Man's PSA After Life-Threatening Spider Bite

KSHB talked to Dr. Andrew Benedict about a flesh-eating bacteria, called necrotizing fasciitis, that put one local man in the hospital after suffering a spider bite.
Aug. 9, 2024

USA Today: Black People, Women Less Likely to Survive After CPR for Cardiac Arrest

USA Today talked to Dr. Paul Chan about disparities found when analyzing the effectiveness of bystander CPR for cardiac arrest.
Aug. 8, 2024

U.S. News & World Report: Bystander CPR More Likely to Save Your Life If You're White and Male: Study

Whites are three times more likely to survive a cardiac arrest after receiving bystander CPR than Black adults are, a new study has found.
Aug. 7, 2024

Healio: Treatment Effect of Bystander CPR Varies by Race, Sex

On average, survival benefits of CPR for cardiac arrest could be three times as high for white adults compared to Black adults and twice as high for men compared to women.
Aug. 5, 2024

Iola Register: Slithering Surprises

Emergency rooms at Allen County Regional Hospital and Anderson County Hospital have seen an increase in snake bites this summer.