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Jan. 19, 2022

CBS News Takes Viewers Inside a Saint Luke's ICU as Omicron Takes a Devastating Toll on Kansas City

CBS News went inside Saint Luke's ICU units where COVID patients are being treated and spoke to experts about what clinical care teams are seeing in the Kansas City area.
Jan. 18, 2022

KMBC: Local hospitals in high demand of monoclonal antibodies to fight against omicron variant

KMBC talked to Dr. Sarah Boyd about what Saint Luke's Health System is doing.
Jan. 17, 2022

FOX4: Organ transplants up partially due to COVID-19, wife says husband was proud donor

A Kansas man died from COVID-19 but donated his kidneys saving two lives in the process.
Jan. 14, 2022

Kansas City Star: When should you take a COVID test to get the most reliable results? We asked a doctor

The Kansas City Star talked to Ginny Boos, PhD, to understand how to best time a COVID test.
Jan. 13, 2022

KSHB: Kansas City-area urgent care clinics dealing with influx of patients amid COVID-19 surge

KSHB talked to Dr. Marc Larsen about how people can help hospitals by knowing when it's appropriate to seek care at an emergency room versus an urgent care or other option.
Jan. 12, 2022

KCTV: Here's how to reduce your risk of cervical cancer

KCTV talked to Dr. Ingenue Cobbinah about the top things people can do to reduce their risk of cervical cancer.
Jan. 12, 2022

Kansas City Star: How many COVID patients in Kansas City hospitals were first admitted for COVID-19?

The Kansas City Star talked to Dr. Sarah Boyd to learn more about what local hospitals are seeing and what doctors want people to know amid the surge.
Jan. 11, 2022

KSHB: Doctors weigh in on patients diagnosed with both COVID-19, flu

KSHB talked to Dr. Todd Fristo about why testing is key and where you can get tested for both flu and COVID-19.