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Nov. 24, 2020

KMBC: Expert offers tips to help limit spread of COVID-19 at Thanksgiving gatherings

With COVID-19 cases surging, doctors are urging people to limit Thanksgiving to members of the immediate household. KMBC talked to Dr. Ginny Boos about ways to limit the spread of COVID at gatherings.
Nov. 24, 2020

FOX4: If you insist on gathering for Thanksgiving, experts have tips for how to make it safer

FOX4 talked to Dr. Ginny Boos about the risk of holding Thanksgiving gatherings this year and strategies to help keep your family healthy.
Nov. 24, 2020

KSHB: Health experts encourage families to take close look at Thanksgiving plans

This Thanksgiving, the CDC is strongly discouraging travel and large gatherings as COVID cases continue to surge. KSHB talked to Dr. Ginny Boos about strategies to keep the holiday as safe as possible.
Nov. 23, 2020

Jim and Barbara: The Definition of ‘In This Together’ - Husband and Wife Face Lung Cancer

Over the years, they have done everything together: graduated high school, tied the knot, bought their first home, and raised a family. For all they have shared, they never dreamed of sharing a cancer diagnosis.
Nov. 23, 2020

KMBC: Local hospitals see record number of COVID-19 patients

Across the Kansas City area, hospitals are seeing record numbers of patients with COVID-19, and numbers continue to rise. KMBC talked to Dr. Andrew Schlachter about the surging cases.
Nov. 20, 2020

KCTV: Saint Luke's launches Cancer Diagnostic Center to get patients to treatment quicker

Dr. Timothy Pluard explains how Saint Luke’s has redesigned the cancer diagnostic process to better meet the needs of patients. 
Nov. 19, 2020

Saint Luke's Health System Joins Thousands of Top U.S. Hospitals to Encourage Everyone to #MaskUp

Growing numbers of COVID-19 cases and deaths are troubling; facemasks can slow the trend.
Nov. 18, 2020

KSHB: Fighting the pandemic and promising COVID-19 vaccines

The battle against the COVID-19 pandemic is intensifying as health officials beg the community to follow public health measures.

Nov. 18, 2020

KSHB: Doctors worried by sharp rise in COVID-19 cases

Doctors and public health officials are alarmed at the surge of positive cases of COVID-19 in the Kansas City metro area.