Saint Luke's Newsroom
Oct. 12, 2020

FOX4: Migraines skyrocket as pandemic creates 'perfect storm' for pain
FOX4 talked to Dr. Sarah Gibbons about what's causing an increase in migraines and what people can do to minimize the number of episodes.
Oct. 12, 2020

Healio: PCSK9 inhibitors safe, effective in patients with heart transplants

In heart transplant recipients, PCSK9 inhibitors lowered LDL, stabilized coronary intimal hyperplasia and were associated with minimal adverse effe

Oct. 10, 2020

TCTMD: EMBRACE HF: Empagliflozin Cuts PA Pressure in HF With or Without Diabetes
In patients remotely monitored with an implanted device, the differences appeared to emerge early and widen with time.
Oct. 9, 2020

Bottomline Health: Carpal tunnel syndrome: A harbinger of heart failure?
Dr. Brett Sperry explains how carpal tunnel syndrome is linked to a rare form of heart disease called amyloidosis in an issue of Bottomline Health.
Oct. 8, 2020

Raytown Man Walks Again with Help of Rehabilitation Team After Debilitating Lake Accident
After breaking several vertebrae and suffering an incomplete spinal cord injury, Jerry was unable to use his arms or legs. That is, until he came to Saint Luke's Rehabilitation Institute.
Oct. 8, 2020

Healio: Two studies provide further positive outcomes for empagliflozin in HF
Dr. Mikhail Kosiborod explains the results of the EMBRACE-HF study looking at the impact of empagliflozin in patients with HF and higher diastolic pulmonary artery pressure.
Oct. 8, 2020

AHA Center for Health Innovation: Innovation collaborative delivers valuable insights on evaluating technology
COVID-19 has profoundly disrupted health care, forcing provider organizations to rapidly innovate to address a wide range of clinical, access and safety challenges.
Oct. 8, 2020

KMBC: Health officials explain COVID risk to Chiefs after Patriots defender tests positive
After Patriots defensive back Stephone Gilmore tested positive for COVID-19, Chiefs fans are wondering what this means for star quarterback Patrick Mahomes following an embrace with a player after the game.
Oct. 7, 2020

KSHB: Health experts react to hug between Patrick Mahomes, Stephon Gilmore
Dr. Larsen sees more than just a respiratory risk of COVID-19 transmission in the encounter between Mahomes and Gilmore at Monday's football game. He explains in this KSHB interview.