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Feb. 25, 2016

KMBC: How to spot a child in crisis

Find out how to spot a child in crisis and what the next steps would be to help the child in need.
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Feb. 25, 2016

MEDIA COVERAGE: Saint Luke's medical staff honored for saving detective from flesh-eating bacteria

The Lee's Summit Police Department honored members of the Saint Luke's Staff for their amazing care, compassion, hospitality and dedication to Detective Josh Ward who was diagnosed necrotizing fasciitis last April.
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Feb. 9, 2016

Special screening uncovers potentially fatal problem in a ‘healthy’ young executive

Joel DeBoer could have been a model for a fitness ad. The active father of three teenagers felt great and enjoyed biking, hiking, skiing, and rock climbing with his family.
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Feb. 7, 2016

KSHB: Mom shares story as she awaits new heart

Jenna Bell thought her rapid heart rate was just due to stress, but her heart was failing.
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Feb. 4, 2016

MEDIA COVERAGE: Parent Organizes Heart Screening Clinic After Losing Their Child to an Undiagnosed Heart Condition

Sudden cardiac arrest strikes about 100 male and female athletes each year. Most are between the ages of 13 and 25 years old and seven out of 10 will not have warning signs. A simple heart screening could prevent most of those deaths.
Feb. 2, 2016

Barry Wood, M.D., and Ryan Lustig, M.D., join Anderson County Hospital Specialty Clinic

Anderson County Hospital Specialty Clinic Services is pleased to announce Barry Wood, M.D., and Ryan Lustig, M.D., both board certified nephrologists, have joined the clinic staff.
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Jan. 28, 2016

KMBC: New app gains ground with cardiologists

The new AliveCor smartphone app is gaining ground with cardiologists who praise it for its potentially life-saving heart health features.
Jan. 27, 2016

Model Medicine at Saint Luke’s

Printed Brain

The human brain is only about 2 percent of the total body weight in humans, however it receives 15-20% of the body's blood

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Jan. 25, 2016

FOX4: Heart failure patient takes part in gene therapy clinical trial

Nine years ago, Melinda's heart was weakened by a heart attack. Melinda could barely get the strength to walk up stairs. She was in heart failure.