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Oct. 7, 2024

KSHB: Saint Luke's, UMKC to Lead Nationwide Study in Effort to Combat Maternal Mortality

The study will look at outcomes of 1,000 pregnant people to create better care for moms with heart conditions during pregnancy.
Oct. 4, 2024

KCTV: Saint Luke's, UMKC Leading New Study to Help Address Maternal Mortality

KCTV talked to Dr. Anna Grodzinsky and two local mothers who participated in the pilot phase of the HOPE Study for Mom and Baby.
Oct. 1, 2024

Ingram's: Saint Luke’s, UMKC Partner on Four-Year Study to Combat Maternal Mortality

The four-year observational study will research U.S. pregnant people with cardiovascular disease to better understand and combat maternal mortality and morbidity.
Oct. 1, 2024

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.
Sep. 25, 2024

Kansas City Business Journal: These 20 Health Care Professionals Keep KC's Pulse Humming

The Kansas City Business Journal named Bobby Olm-Shipman, CEO of Saint Luke's South and East Region, as one of its 20 health care professionals to know in the Kansas City area for 2024.
Sep. 18, 2024

FOX4: Saint Luke's Holds Moment of Silence for Physician Suicide Awareness

National Physician Suicide Awareness Day highlights the alarming rates of physician suicide and the need for greater support in the health care industry.
Sep. 16, 2024

JAMA Medical News: Even After CPR, Surviving Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest Might Be Influenced by Race, Sex

A new study provides evidence that even among those who receive CPR, Black or female individuals are less likely to survive an out-of-hospital cardiac arrest than White or male individuals.
Sep. 11, 2024

KSHB: New Ruling Says Patients Must Be Notified of Breast Density After a Mammogram

Dr. Mary Mitchell, chief of breast radiology at Saint Luke's, talks to KSHB about what dense breast tissue is and how it impacts your risk of developing breast cancer.
Sep. 6, 2024

TIME: Is Tennis Really the 'World's Healthiest Sport'? We Fact-Checked the Claim

TIME talked to Dr. James O'Keefe about research that found tennis can positively impact a person's longevity.