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Recent advances in breast cancer treatment are showing promise for those with advanced cancer to live longer, better quality lives. Timothy Pluard, MD, medical director of Saint Luke’s Koontz Center for Advanced Breast Cancer and Saint Luke's Cancer Institute, joins today to share the latest integrative therapies helping improve survival outcomes and quality of life.

Next month, Allen County voters will decide whether to extend a quarter-cent sales tax used to support Allen County Regional Hospital.

Pat Patton, administrator of Allen County Regional Hospital, talked to the Iola Register about the tax, which was established in 2010 and funds improvements and maintenance to the hospital building.

A growing percentage of physicians are enlisting AI in their work, from general-purpose chatbots to more specialized startups. One of the main benefits of the new technology, says, Carl Dirks, MD, an internal medicine and chief medical information officer at Saint Luke's, is its help in reducing clinician burnout.

Chillicothe, Missouri – People who live in rural communities have a 40% higher likelihood of developing heart disease and face a 30% increased risk for stroke mortality—a gap that has grown over the past two decades. Hedrick Medical Center in Chillicothe and Wright Memorial Hospital in Trenton are committed to changing that.

For efforts to optimize stroke care and eliminate rural health care outcome disparities, both Hedrick and Wright Memorial recently received the American Heart Association’s Get With The Guidelines® - Stroke Rural Recognition Gold award.

Grief is a natural response to loss, encompassing a range of emotional, physical, and psychological reactions. For older adults, the experience of grief can be particularly complex due to the accumulation of losses and the unique challenges associated with aging.

September is PCOS — polycystic ovarian syndrome — Awareness Month. It’s a hormonal disorder that impacts 10% of women of reproductive age, but according to the World Health Organization, nearly 70% of women with PCOS remain undiagnosed.

Missouri remains one of the most dangerous states in our nation to have children.

The most recent annual report from the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services showed that Missouri averages 32.3 deaths per 100,00 live births, compared to the national average of 22.3 per 100,000.

In 2021, Saint Luke’s launched its heart team-led Wound Transition Program, which went on to surpass national goals and cut PAD amputation rates in half. Cardiovascular Business spoke with Kimberly Campbell, RN, a nurse practitioner with Saint Luke’s Cardiovascular Consultants, about this game-changing program and its components, including frequent diagnostic testing and a multidisciplinary team of practitioners.