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KSHB: ‘My Life Changed’: Missouri Woman Learns To Walk Again After Doctors Remove Spinal Cord Tumor
Retired middle school teacher Teresa Janvrin faced her biggest challenge yet when a nonmalignant spinal cord tumor left her unable to walk in 2023.
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Health News You Can Use: Alzheimer’s Disease Prevention and Treatment
Nearly 7 million people in the U.S. are living with Alzheimer’s disease. That number is expected to double by the year 2060.
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Surviving a Silent Threat
Feeling “off” turned into a critical situation within moments when Stacee suffered a ruptured brain aneurysm that led to a hemorrhagic stroke.
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FOX4: Overland Park Stroke Survivor Works to Help Others with Depression and Anxiety After Stroke
After suffering a stroke at the age of 46, one local woman is working to help others struggling with depression and anxiety after having a stroke.
Patient Stories
Patient Finds Relief from a Lifetime of Pain
Deborah Sandler Kemper's back pain was unbearable. After seeking expertise from Saint Luke's Marion Bloch Neuroscience Institute, she has returned to her active lifestyle with no pain.
Patient Stories
FOX4: Local Stylist Diagnosed with Guillain-Barre Syndrome
FOX4 talked to Dr. Karin Olds about Guillain-Barre Syndrome and recovery.
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Health News You Can Use: Aging Millennials at Higher Risk for Stroke
A recent study shows that stroke-related deaths will rise among millennials as they get older. Researchers suggest that obesity and diabetes could be a cause.
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Giving in Action: An Unforgettable Journey: National Breast Cancer Foundation
The Koontz Center has cared for hundreds of patients with Stage 4 metastatic breast cancer since its inception in 2016.
Patient Stories
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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After Diagnosed with Deadly Form of Breast Cancer, Woman Sees Extraordinary Results with Clinical Trial
When Maribeth Kammert first learned she had cancer in 2015, her world came to a stop. It was early stage breast cancer.
“I was at Beauty Brands with my mom when I got the call. I went into the bathroom because I didn’t know how I would react. I didn’t cry,” said Maribeth. “I just had this instinct that I was going to take care of it, and God was going to take care of me. And if the outcome wasn’t what I wanted, I’d be okay with that.”