Saint Luke's Newsroom
Feb. 20, 2021

KSHB: Doctors say several factors led to drop in KC-area COVID-19 cases, testing
KSHB talked to Dr. Sarah Boyd about reasons why COVID-19 cases and testing numbers are down.
Feb. 20, 2021

FOX4: Hoping to help sickest COVID patients, metro woman has donated plasma 11 times since recovery
FOX4 talked to Dr. Lowell Tilzer about when convalescent plasma can be helpful to patients with COVID-19.
Feb. 18, 2021

MedwireNews: Direct ‘decongestion’ effect shown for empagliflozin in HF
MedwireNews explains the findings of the randomized EMBRACE-HF trial by Dr. Mikhail Kosiborod and his colleagues.
Feb. 17, 2021

KSHB: Doctors warn iPhone 12 magnets may disable implantable defibrillators, pacemakers
KSHB talked to Dr. Sanjaya Gupta about what people with implantable medical devices should know about strong magnets in the iPhone 12.
Feb. 17, 2021

KMBC: New side effect from COVID-19 vaccine might be mistaken as breast cancer
KMBC talked to Dr. Mary Mitchell about the new side effect seen in some women and why the vaccine is causing it to happen.
Feb. 15, 2021

KMBC: Fire departments, doctors urge residents to have carbon-monoxide detectors
When the temperatures get this cold, potential carbon monoxide poisoning can become a big risk. KMBC talked to Dr. Marc Larsen about the red flags of CO poisoning.
Feb. 13, 2021

KSHB: Retired KU professor with amyloidosis becomes oldest Saint Luke's heart transplant recipient
KSHB talked to Dr. Andrew Kao and Prof. John Edgar Tidwell about a rare condition that led to the need for a heart transplant.
Feb. 12, 2021

FOX4: Heart attack survivor launches clothing line to give back
Matt McInnes was 38 years old when he suffered a massive heart attack. FOX4 talked to the local clothing line owner about how he's now giving back.
Feb. 12, 2021

KMBC: Health expert talks importance of double masking to protect against COVID-19
KMBC talked to Dr. Ginny Boos about the most effective way to double mask for protection against COVID-19.