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Cardiologist Tracy Stevens, M.D., has been appointed to the Scientific Advisory Council for WomenHeart: The National Coalition for Women with Heart Disease based in Washington, D.C. WomenHeart is the nation's only patient advocacy organization solely dedicated to supporting the 42 million American women living with or at risk for heart disease.

Our bereavement coordinators are available to help you maneuver through the difficult terrain ahead.

The Saint Luke's Center for Surgical Weight Loss has been named an American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery (ASMBS) Bariatric Surgery Center of Excellence®.

Saint Luke's Health System's telehealth program has expanded through a partnership with Correctional Medical Services, Inc. (CMS), to provide medical care to prison and jail inmates in Missouri.

The case for in-hospital rapid response teams (RRTs), which have proliferated across hospitals throughout the U.S. in the past decade, may need further study to prove their effectiveness at reducing preventable hospital deaths, according to new research led by a cardiologist at Saint Luke's Mid America Heart Institute.

The novel transvaginal kidney extraction procedure has the potential to increase living kidney donations by impacting people's willingness to donate.

Rosemary stopped her regular walk to Loose Park to admire the roses. Taking more than 20 steps robbed her of breath and tightened her chest with pain.

For Christmas a couple of years ago, Lewis Merrill got a surprise gift from someone he’d never met. Although it was unexpected, he had wished for it and hoped for it for three years.

When it comes to local politics, Phillip Duncan knows how to win hearts.