Saint Luke's Newsroom
Mar. 5, 2021

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.
Mar. 4, 2021

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.
Mar. 3, 2021

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.
Mar. 2, 2021

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.
Feb. 26, 2021

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.
Feb. 25, 2021

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.
Feb. 24, 2021

FOX4: Metro man with chronic disease avoids amputation thanks to new trial procedure at Saint Luke’s
FOX4 talked to Dr. Matthew Bunte about the new, innovative LimFlow procedure for patients with severe peripheral artery disease.
Feb. 23, 2021

KSHB: Local survivor, physical therapist reflect on COVID-19 victories
KSHB spoke to a physical therapist at Saint Luke's Rehabilitation Institute about what patient success stories have meant to those on the front lines over the course of the pandemic.
Feb. 23, 2021

KSHB: After COVID-19, athletes at lower risk for developing myocarditis than originally thought
KSHB talked to Dr. Anthony Magalski about new research and all athletes with the virus should get screened before returning to play.