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KCTV: Saint Luke's Offers Free Gun Locks To Promote Firearm Safety
Saint Luke's is taking action to help reduce gun-related injuries and deaths by handing out free gun safety locks at 22 convenient care and primary care locations.
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KMBC: Wisconsin Women Finds Hope At Saint Luke's After Stage 4 Breast Cancer Diagnosis
In 2017, Bernadette Priestley was diagnosed with stage 4 metastatic breast cancer. She was 37-years-old—and her two young children were just three and five years old.
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Wisconsin Mother Flies to KC for Metastatic Breast Cancer Care
Bernadette Priestley had just moved back to Wisconsin from London with her husband and two boys when her life changed forever.
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Health News You Can Use: Managing Breast Cancer Treatment Side Effects
Breast cancer is the most common cancer in women, aside from skin cancers. Treatment like radiation and chemotherapy can take a toll on the body, causing side effects such as fatigue, hair loss, and nausea.
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Health News You Can Use: Importance of Early Intervention for Mental Health
According to the National Alliance on Mental Illness, one in five adults and one in six youths aged 6-17 experience mental health illness each year in the U.S.—and 50% of all lifetime mental illness begins by age 14.
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KCTV: Saint Luke's Doctor Discusses the Importance of Cervical Cancer Screenings
Dr. Jennifer Bernard, a board certified pediatrician and internal medicine physician with Saint Luke's, joins KCTV for a segment on the importance of cervical cancer screenings.
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KSHB: Saint Luke's Crittenton Children's Center Program Helps Children, Families Cope After Inpatient Care Stay
KSHB talked to Susan Pinne about the in-home Smart Connections program and one local father who shared how it helped his son cope with a difficult time.
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VFW Magazine: Flu Shots May Prevent Severe Illness
VFW Magazine talked to Dr. Todd Fristo about how the flu vaccine can prevent serious illness.
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KCTV: Foster Care Awareness and how the Community can Help Children in Foster Care
There are more than 1,000 kids in foster care in Jackson and Cass Counties, and there are many opportunities to help these children while in care.
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KCTV: Restoring Mental Health after Shooting at Super Bowl Rally
A licensed professional counselor from Saint Luke’s Crittenton Children’s Center talked with KCTV about how adults can talk to children about this tragic event.