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"Grateful and Humbled": The Back-to-Back Transplants at Saint Luke's that Saved One Man's Life
Anthony Weatherspoon, 68, of Lee’s Summit, Missouri, remembers it like it was yesterday: The day he wasn’t feeling very well in 2024. “I didn’t know what was up,” Anthony says, with his wife, Peggy, at his side.
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KMBC: Donate Life Month: Heart and Kidney Recipient Shares His Story
Anthony Weatherspoon, who received lifesaving heart and kidney transplants, is grateful for the gift of life this April.
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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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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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KSHB: 'Saint Luke's Saved My Life': Arkansas Man Gets Life-Saving Heart Transplant in Kansas City
"Jill asked, 'If this was your father where would you take him?' And [the doctor] said, 'Saint Luke’s in Kansas City.' And Saint Luke’s saved my life."
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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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FOX4: Saint Luke's and UMKC Leading Nationwide Study on Pregnant People with Heart Conditions
The NIH awarded more than $8.3 million to study 1,000 pregnant individuals with heart conditions in an effort to combat maternal mortality and morbidity.
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Health News You Can Use: Breastfeeding in the NICU
We are talking with Marji Stark, lactation consultant at Saint Luke’s East Hospital, about the breastfeeding journey for mothers who have prematurely given birth to their babies.
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Dos Mundos: Baby of Recently Arrived Immigrant Graduates from NICU
Saint Luke's Hospital celebrated a special graduation after one baby spent 73 days in the NICU.
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Health News You Can Use: Infertility Awareness
Dr. Rebecca Lobell shares what causes infertility and when a person should talk to their doctor about issues conceiving.