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Emergency Department Handles Retired Sergeant With Care

A retired Chillicothe Police Department sergeant, John Valbracht enjoys restoring old vehicles. But when John, 70, was alone working on an old trailer, a routine task turned dangerous.  

"It was a nice day, and my goal was to put a new tongue and fuel tank on this trailer, but when the tongue broke off in my hand, it changed my plans," John says.  

John was unloading an old trailer he’d hauled home on another trailer when the weight shifted unexpectedly at the top of the ramp.  

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Health News You Can Use: Importance of Lung Cancer Screenings

Lung Cancer is the number one cause of cancer-related death in the United States. But only around 18% of all those eligible were screened in 2022, according to the American Lung Association.

A Precautionary Low-Dose Lung Cancer Screening Saved Bill’s Life

Bill Euwer heard all the warnings about smoking.

During a 2023 checkup at Saint Luke’s Primary Care in Lee’s Summit, Bill’s nurse practitioner suggested he get a low-dose computed tomography (LDCT) lung cancer screening based on his smoking history to rule out the possibility of cancer.

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Clarivate: Predictive Analytics for Early Detection of Sepsis in Emergency Department Patients
Saint Luke's use of Epic’s Early Detection of Sepsis model saw improved patient outcomes and a reduction in mortality index.

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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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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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Wright Memorial Hospital Retains Local Emergency Department Physician Team

As of January 1, 2024, Wright Memorial Hospital entered into a new contract with the emergency medicine physicians providing care in the hospital’s emergency department.

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FOX4: Local Stylist Diagnosed with Guillain-Barre Syndrome
FOX4 talked to Dr. Karin Olds about Guillain-Barre Syndrome and recovery.

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KSHB: Recent Study Paves Way for Potential Multiple Sclerosis Vaccine
A recent study out of Harvard School of Public Health found a strong relationship between those who had mononucleosis, or the “kissing disease,” and multiple sclerosis later in life.