Saint Luke's Newsroom

Sep. 1, 2020

Diagnostic Imaging: FDA urged to nix black box label for ultrasound contrast agents

A multi-institutional group is asking the FDA to remove the black box warning from ultrasound contrast agents, citing significant clinical evidence of safety.
Aug. 25, 2020

KSHB: Safety advocates concerned with how children are dying in hot cars this year

Many parents are working from home and juggling other responsibilities, and with children not being in daycare, supervision can be more difficult than ever.
Aug. 25, 2020

Saint Luke’s Hospital of Kansas City receives Get With The Guidelines-Heart Failure Gold Plus Quality Achievement Award

American Heart Association Award recognizes Saint Luke’s Hospital of Kansas City commitment to quality heart failure care
Aug. 24, 2020

Medpage Today: Diabetes drugs looking for broad role in COVID-19

Antidiabetic drugs may have a role in guarding organs affected by COVID-19, researchers say, with trials now underway to confirm it.
Aug. 22, 2020

Healio: DARE-19: Dapagliflozin could target key mechanisms activated in COVID-19

As the entire world comes together to attempt to find a vaccine and treatments for this global pandemic, it is exciting that an international trial of this nature was created and is being led by doctors and researchers here in
Aug. 21, 2020

After years with epilepsy, new robotic assisted brain surgery gives Missouri woman back her freedom

When Beth started having seizures in her 30s, nothing worked to control her epilepsy until she underwent a new ground-breaking brain surgery at Saint Luke's Marion Bloch Neuroscience Institute.
Aug. 19, 2020

Saint Luke's Hospital 2020 Clinical Excellence Award Winners Complete List

The winners of this year's Clinical Excellence Awards were formally recognized in a virtual ceremony. In total, there were 43 recipients in a variety of departments who consistently demonstrate in their work what makes Saint Luke's the best place to get care, the best place to give care.
Aug. 19, 2020

Four Saint Luke’s Entities Named Among Nation’s Top Performing Hospitals for Treatment of Heart Attack Patients

American College of Cardiology NCDR Chest Pain ̶ MI Registry Platinum Award recognizes high standards of patient care.
Aug. 17, 2020

KCTV: Doctors say it's more important than ever to monitor your blood pressure from home

People with uncontrolled high blood pressure have a great risk for getting COVID-19, as well as other serious health issues. KCTV talked to Dr. Tracy Stevens about why it's more important than ever to monitor your blood pressure from home.