Saint Luke's Newsroom

VFW Magazine: Diabetes is Preventable
Diabetes is becoming more common, with higher rates among our nation's veterans. VFW Magazine talked to Dr. Todd Fristo about steps people can take to stay healthy.
FOX4: COVID-19 vaccine causing side effect that can be mistaken as breast cancer
FOX4 talked to Dr. Mary Mitchell and one local woman who had swollen lymph nodes after getting the vaccine.
Thriving NICU Survivor Turns Five
Cecilia Duarte was just five months pregnant when her severe abdominal cramping and bleeding led her to the closest emergency department.
FOX4: One year into pandemic, some local COVID-19 survivors still recovering
FOX4 talked to Dr. Casey Martinez about what the team at Saint Luke's Rehabilitation Institute is doing to help people dealing with long-term effects of COVID-19.
KSHB: KC metro high schoolers feel mental health relief with return to classroom
KSHB talked to Savannah Geske, PhD, about how returning to the classroom will provide a mental health boost for many students.
KMBC: Amid pandemic, friendship blossoms into romance for couple at Bishop Spencer Place
KMBC talked to Bishop Spencer Place residents Una and Clark about how the pandemic became a way to strengthen their friendship and find love.
KMBC: Saint Luke's gives look at ECMO treatment that saved Springfield man's life from COVID-19
KMBC talked to Dr. Michelle Haines about Saint Luke's Extra Corporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO) treatment that can save the lives of some of the most critically ill, like Marc McGee.
KSHB: An adjacent crisis: Liver diseases on the rise during pandemic
KSHB talked to Dr. Laura Alba about what doctors are seeing locally with a concerning national trend.
Health News You Can Use: COVID-19 and an Athlete's Heart
Dr. Anthony Magalski talks about the impact COVID-19 can have on an athlete’s heart as well as guidelines for Return to Play after a COVID infection.