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Kansas City Business Journal: Meet Leaders Shaping Health Care in KC
The Kansas City Business Journal named Darren Bass, DPT, FACHE, president of Saint Luke’s North and Critical Access Region, as one of its 20 health care professionals to know in the Kansas City area in 2025.
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Fairway Man Becomes First Saint Luke’s Patient to Receive Targeted Radiation Therapy
All eyes were on Dana Boucher, 67, after he received his first dose of LUTATHERA®, a targeted radiation treatment, to treat his neuroendocrine cancer.
“There must have been a dozen people outside my hospital room at any given time,” Dana says. “Since I was the first patient at Saint Luke’s to undergo LUTATHERA therapy, doctors, nurses, and hospital administrators were all interested to see how I was doing.”
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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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FOX 4: Saint Luke's Neurologist Discusses Migraine Prevention, Treatment
Robert Reddig, MD, neurologist at Saint Luke's Marion Bloch Neuroscience Institute, joined FOX 4's Afternoon Drive to break down what you need to know about migraines.
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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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TCTMD: Less Intense Checks May Be OK After IV Thrombolysis for Stroke: OPTIMISTmain
A new study co-led by a Saint Luke's researcher found that it may be possible to safely cut back on the level of monitoring of patients with stroke after thrombolysis administration.
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KMBC: Stroke Rates Rising Among Young Adults: What You Need To Know
During Stroke Awareness Month, Karin Olds, MD, stroke medical director at Saint Luke's Marion Bloch Neuroscience Institute, joined KMBC to discuss stroke risk factors and warning signs in younger adults.
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KCTV: May is Stroke Awareness Month
Dr. Karin Olds, stroke director for Saint Luke's Marion Bloch Neuroscience Institute, joined KCTV to discuss the leading cause of long-term disability.
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The Power to Power Through: A Linn County woman found the right spine treatment at Anderson County Hospital and Saint Luke’s
In her 30s, Jeannie Kautt, 66, was diagnosed with degenerative disc disease. Luckily, she had connections to the care she needed at Anderson County Hospital and Saint Luke's Marion Bloch Neuroscience Institute.