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May. 11, 2017
Saint Luke's cuts radiation in heart scans by 60 percent
Saint Luke’s Mid America Heart Institute’s Randall Thompson and colleagues published the results of an almost eight-year study this week that shows a 60 percent reduction in radiation to patients who receive a common heart scan.
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May. 8, 2017
KCTV: Descendant of infamous mint julep recipe lives in Kansas City
Meet Bill Buckner and watch his story of the mint juleps his father once mixed and served for President Franklin D. Roosevelt and Gen. Douglas MacArthur.
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May. 3, 2017
BITS Therapy allows stroke patients to return to driving
A new program is offering hope for stroke patients who struggle with visual and motor movements.
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May. 1, 2017
NPR: A Lazarus Patient And The Limits Of A Lifesaving Stroke Procedure
Doctors thread a catheter that holds a tiny net from the groin to the brain and "capture" the clot. The instant result some patients experience is referred to as a "Lazarus" effect.
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Apr. 22, 2017
KCTV: New drug gives multiple sclerosis patients a new option
There is a new hope for patients who have primary progressive multiple sclerosis.
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Apr. 20, 2017
FOX4: Patient Receives New Heart and is Given Second Chance at Life on Easter Weekend
After living with an enlarged heart for more than 15 years, it took Nate just 16 days to receive a new heart and it came just in time. Read his story.
Apr. 20, 2017
KCTV: Boy saves mother's life after suffering brain aneurysm
A mother adopts two children but didn’t know she would soon call one of those boys her special hero. The quick thinking of her new son helped save her life after suffering an aneurysm.
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Apr. 19, 2017
KSHB: Tech restores hearing for Kansas City teen
Imagine living most of your life without hearing. One teen has done just that, but things are about to change. Watch her get her coclear implant turned on for the first time.
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Apr. 12, 2017
KSHB: Doctors warn about the dangers athletes face

Sudden cardiac arrest strikes about 100 male and female athletes each year.