Saint Luke's Newsroom

Mar. 9, 2021

KMBC: Spike in cases of broken heart syndrome linked to COVID-19 pandemic

KMBC talked to Dr. James O'Keefe about why the life-threatening condition has spiked over the past year and one woman who experienced it herself.

Mar. 9, 2021

KCTV: KC psychologist says people are reporting feeling irritable, argumentative at higher rates

After a road rage incident turned deadly, KCTV talked to Dr. Savannah Geske about ways to de-escalate confrontations and manage stressful situations.

Mar. 9, 2021

Epic: Patients with Atrial Fibrillation Return Home Nearly Two Days Sooner

Epic talked to Dr. Sanjaya Gupta about how Saint Luke's improved arrhythmic drug monitoring, shortening the length of stay by 38%.

Mar. 5, 2021

VFW Magazine: Diabetes is Preventable

Diabetes is becoming more common, with higher rates among our nation's veterans. VFW Magazine talked to Dr. Todd Fristo about steps people can take to stay healthy.

Mar. 5, 2021

FOX4: COVID-19 vaccine causing side effect that can be mistaken as breast cancer

FOX4 talked to Dr. Mary Mitchell and one local woman who had swollen lymph nodes after getting the vaccine.

Mar. 4, 2021

FOX4: One year into pandemic, some local COVID-19 survivors still recovering

FOX4 talked to Dr. Casey Martinez about what the team at Saint Luke's Rehabilitation Institute is doing to help people dealing with long-term effects of COVID-19.

Mar. 3, 2021

KSHB: KC metro high schoolers feel mental health relief with return to classroom

KSHB talked to Savannah Geske, PhD, about how returning to the classroom will provide a mental health boost for many students.

Mar. 2, 2021

KMBC: Amid pandemic, friendship blossoms into romance for couple at Bishop Spencer Place

KMBC talked to Bishop Spencer Place residents Una and Clark about how the pandemic became a way to strengthen their friendship and find love.

Feb. 26, 2021

KMBC: Saint Luke's gives look at ECMO treatment that saved Springfield man's life from COVID-19

KMBC talked to Dr. Michelle Haines about Saint Luke's Extra Corporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO) treatment that can save the lives of some of the most critically ill, like Marc McGee.