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Far from Home: One Traveler’s Trip to a Life-Saving Surgery

What should have been a dream getaway became a nightmare when a car accident forced Kelsey O’Connor and her friend off the road and into emergency care in a foreign country.

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KSHB: Kidney Transplant Recipient Shares Story, Encourages Organ Donation

Diane Hick's two sisters suffered from kidney failure before passing, and her doctor saw similar complications in her. She worried she would face a similar fate, but a kidney transplant through Saint Luke's changed the game.

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Game On: Kidney Transplant Helps Chiefs Fan Make a Big Comeback

Five years ago, 66-year-old Diane Hicks had a health scare that turned out to be a turning point for her entire life. She learned she needed to seriously consider a kidney transplant to improve her overall health and life expectancy.

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Health News You Can Use: Multiple Sclerosis

This MS awareness month, Dr. Carolina Garcia, a neurologist at Saint Luke's Comprehensive Multiple Sclerosis Center, discusses diagnosing and treating this inflammatory and presumed autoimmune condition.

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KMBC: Saint Luke's Works to Raise Awareness For Women's Heart Health and Research this Heart Month

Heart disease remains the number one health threat for women, causing 1 in 3 deaths each year—that's more than all forms of cancer combined.

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KCTV: FAME: Roasted Red Pepper Chickpea Curry

Grace Webb, Nutritional Coordinator with Saint Luke's Food As Medicine Everyday (FAME) program, shares a warm and nutritious recipe perfect for cold days with KC Live.

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Health Central: Should You Take Ozempic if You Have MS?

Growing research shows why popular GLP-1 weight loss medications might be beneficial for people with multiple sclerosis, but the jury’s still out.

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Health Central: The Most Important Questions to Ask About Your MS Treatments

Empower yourself by learning all you can about therapies for multiple sclerosis.

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KCTV: Saint Luke's Cardiologist Helps Raise Awareness for Women's Heart Health on National Wear Red Day

Dr. Tracy Stevens, MD, medical director of Saint Luke’s Muriel I. Kauffman Women’s Heart Center, joined KCTV live from Hy-Vee this National Wear Red Day to discuss the risks women face when it comes to cardiovascular disease.

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Health Central: When to See a Doctor for High Blood Pressure: Key Warning Signs

Health Central sat down with cardiologist Tracy Stevens, MD, the medical director of Saint Luke's Muriel I. Kauffman Women’s Heart Center, to discuss warning signs of hypertension and when it's time to see a doctor.