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Health News You Can Use: Transgender Health Care
For Transgender Awareness Week, we’re talking about the importance of equity in health care for transgender individuals.
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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.
Former Saint Luke’s Patient Returns as Chaplain Resident
Anne Raudsepp Hardy’s mission is to give hope and encouragement to patients — the same hope God gave her after a traumatic brain injury.
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Aneurysm Survivor Raises Awareness About High Blood Pressure in Women
An elementary school music teacher and jazz musician, 54-year-old Lisa was initially diagnosed with high blood pressure—the number one killer of women—in her early 30s. It is often called “the silent killer” because most who have it don’t experience any symptoms. Lisa was on blood pressure medication but had stopped taking it because she experienced side effects. She put off seeing her doctor about it for several months.
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Why I Give: Sean Khurana
The Khurana Family have become steadfast advocates and philanthropic supporters of Saint Luke’s.
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Michael & Marlys Haverty Cardiometabolic Center of Excellence Story
Through the Havertys' generosity, the Center has been able to create a national model of care called the Cardiometabolic Center Alliance.
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Why I Give: Mitch Rodeberg
Volunteer and donor, Mitch Rodeberg, is proud to be a part of the Saint Luke’s team.
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American Grit
Johanne Blackburn dreaded getting a second colonoscopy. She had one in 2002 in Quebec, Canada, where she lived at the time. The doctor performed that colonoscopy in a communal setting with other patients and no sedation.
Saint Luke’s Recognized on U.S. News & World Report’s 2022-2023 Best Hospitals List
Saint Luke’s Health System honored in multiple categories for healthcare excellence
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Not a Simple Fix: A Worthwhile Weight-Loss Journey
After three years, 142 pounds, nine dress sizes, 15,000 minutes of meditation, dozens of behavioral therapy sessions, two finished 5Ks, and one pandemic, Esther Grenz tells her Saint Luke's Center for Surgical Weight Loss story.