Saint Luke's Newsroom

Mar. 4, 2022

Healthcare IT News: What You Need to Know About Standing Up a Virtual Nursing Unit

Jennifer Ball, RN, director of virtual care at Saint Luke's Health System of Kansas City, describes the workings and many benefits of the telehealth approach.
Mar. 4, 2022

KCTV: Identical Twins Recovering Following Heart Transplants in Kansas City

KCTV talked to the Crigler twins and Dr. Jessica Heimes about their unique story.
Mar. 4, 2022

KMBC: Lee's Summit Woman Who Battled Breast Cancer Diagnosed with Heart Damage

KMBC talked to Dr. Deepthi Vodnala about what cancer patients should know when it comes to their hearts and Saint Luke's Cardio-Oncology program.
Mar. 2, 2022

KCTV: Saint Luke's Anesthesiologist Leaves with KC Volunteers to Help Refugees

As more than half a million people flee Ukraine as refugees, humanitarian aid is coming from all over the world. One of those is an anesthesiologist at Saint Luke's South Hospital.
Mar. 2, 2022

KSHB: Grief in Children

Grief is a powerful emotional and physical reaction to the loss of someone or something.
Mar. 1, 2022

Medwire News: Virtual CHIEF-HF Trial Supports Canagliflozin in Heart Failure

The virtual CHIEF-HF trial has demonstrated a significant positive effect of canagliflozin on heart failure (HF) symptoms without the need for in-person clinic visits, the investigators report in Nature Medicine.
Feb. 28, 2022

Kansas City Star: What do the new CDC rules mean in KC? Are we at herd immunity? Your COVID questions, answered

The Kansas City Star talked to Ginny Boos, PhD, and Dr. Sarah Boyd to get answers to readers' questions about the changing guidelines and recommended precautions.
Feb. 25, 2022

KMBC: Kansas City Counselor Says COVID-19's Effect on Teenagers' Mental Health is Far-Reaching

Two years into the pandemic, it's clear our world has changed. For teenagers, it could have long-lasting effects on mental health. It's being called a crisis nationwide.
Feb. 23, 2022

KMBC: Kansas City parents welcome their newborns on a special 'Twosday'

Meet newborn Tuesday Miller who was born on Tuesday, literally 2-22-22.