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Nov. 8, 2022

Melinda L. Estes, MD, Recognized by the Missouri Hospital Association for Distinguished Service

The award, the association’s highest honor, was presented during MHA’s 100th Annual Convention.
Nov. 8, 2022

Hedrick Medical Center and Wright Memorial Hospital Call for Red Scarves in Support of Women’s Heart Health

In preparation for National Heart Month, February 2023, Hedrick Medical Center, in collaboration with Saint Luke’s Muriel I. Kauffman Women’s Heart Center, is asking members of the community to help create red scarves.
Nov. 8, 2022

Wright Memorial Hospital and Hedrick Medical Center Call for Red Scarves in Support of Women’s Heart Health

In preparation for National Heart Month, February 2023, Wright Memorial Hospital, in collaboration with the Saint Luke’s Muriel I. Kauffman Women’s Heart Center, is asking members of the community to help create red scarves.
Nov. 7, 2022

KSHB: Kansas City COVID-19 Survivor Surprises Care Team with Heartfelt Thank You

A year after being diagnosed with COVID and going on a ventilator, one local woman planned a surprise visit to her care team to show them the difference they made in her life.
Nov. 7, 2022

Healio: Food Insecurity Raises Risk for Poor Outcomes in Patients with PAD

Among patients with peripheral artery disease, those with food insecurity had elevated risk for a major CV event.
Nov. 4, 2022

Health News You Can Use: Men’s Health Awareness Month: Prostate and Testicular Cancer

November is Men’s Health Awareness Month - or “Movember” - which focuses on raising awareness for prostate cancer, testicular cancer, and other men’s health issues.
Nov. 4, 2022

American Heart Association: Food Insecurity Linked to Increased Risks for People With Peripheral Artery Disease

Living in a community where there is minimal access to nutritious foods may increase the risk of heart attack, stroke or early death for people living with peripheral artery disease.
Nov. 3, 2022

Healthy Kansas City: National COPD Awareness Month

Healthy Kansas City talked to Dr. Andrew Schlachter about what causes COPD and living with the condition.
Nov. 3, 2022

Mindy’s Big Lesson: A Teacher’s Story about Breast Cancer

Mindy, a teacher in Blue Springs, has a family history of breast cancer, so it wasn’t a surprise when her doctor recommended she start annual mammograms at the age of 35.