Saint Luke's Newsroom

Jul. 14, 2014

Complete Artery Blockage: Back to Active Living

Not everyone would undergo heart surgery with the world watching.

Jul. 8, 2014

Saint Luke’s Hospital of Kansas City to open Kidney Transplant Satellite Clinic in Wichita

For more than 30 years, patients in need of a kidney transplant in Wichita and surrounding areas have been able to receive high-quality, excellent care close to home.
Jul. 3, 2014

KMBC: Simple technique can help prevent hot car deaths

Experts say that putting a stuffed toy in the front seat can help remind drivers of small, back seat passengers. 
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Jul. 1, 2014

FOX4: New guidelines for pelvic exams from the American College of Physicians

Should women have an annual pelvic exam, or shouldn't they? New guidelines from the American College of Physicians may confuse some women.
Jun. 26, 2014

Saint Luke’s Hospital Welcomes Jameson Forster, M.D., as Director of Abdominal Transplant and Hepatobiliary Surgery and Surgical Director of Saint Luke’s Liver Transplant Program

Dr. Forster, a nationally recognized hepatobiliary-pancreatic and liver transplant surgeon, performed the first liver transplant in Kansas and helped establish the liver transplant program at Children’s Mercy Hospital.  
Jun. 25, 2014

Saint Luke’s Hospital of Kansas City honored by American Heart Association and American Stroke Association with top quality achievement awards

Saint Luke’s Hospital of Kansas City has received two top honors from the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association for excellence in the treatment of stroke patients.
Jun. 24, 2014

Saint Luke’s GI Specialists Participate in Clinical Trials for POSE Procedure, an Innovative, Minimally Invasive Weight-Loss Surgery

The POSE procedure is performed without incisions using a flexible device passed through the mouth into the stomach. Through this device, research doctors use specialized tools to fold and suture the stomach tissue in specific, predefined areas.
Jun. 24, 2014

Saint Luke’s Marion Bloch Neuroscience Institute is first in the region to use MRI-guided laser system to ablate malignant brain tumors

Neurosurgeons at Saint Luke’s Marion Bloch Neuroscience Institute (SLMBNI) are using MRI-guided laser technology to successfully ablate malignant brain tumors, becoming the first in the region to use this FDA-cleared system.