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Dec. 24, 2020

Saint Luke’s President and CEO Named Among ‘Most Influential People in Healthcare’

Modern Healthcare and its readers selected the honorees for this significant recognition based on the innovation and resilience they have demonstrated through the historic events of the past year.
Dec. 23, 2020

Health News You Can Use: Grief and the Holidays During a Pandemic

The holiday season is here, and with more than 300 thousand deaths from COVID-19, more families than ever will be going through their first holiday season without their loved ones.
Dec. 9, 2020

Health News You Can Use: COVID-19 and the Impact on the Brain

On this week's Health News You Can Use, we talk about how COVID-19 can affect the brain and what neurologists are seeing at Saint Luke's.
Dec. 2, 2020

Health News You Can Use: Alzheimer's Disease Prevention and New Research

Dr. James O'Keefe talks about exciting new research and simple things you can do now that could help prevent the onset of the disease.
Nov. 25, 2020

Health News You Can Use: How to Stay Healthy During Thanksgiving Gatherings

this week's Health News You Can Use with Saint Luke's Health System Director of Infectious Disease, Ginny Boos, PhD, who explains what you can do to keep your #Thanksgiving gatherings safe.
Nov. 25, 2020

Saint Luke’s Shows Gratitude for Frontline Staff with Minimum Wage Increase to $15

Saint Luke’s Health System today shares news of a permanent increase to its minimum hourly wage.
Nov. 19, 2020

Saint Luke's Health System Joins Thousands of Top U.S. Hospitals to Encourage Everyone to #MaskUp

Growing numbers of COVID-19 cases and deaths are troubling; facemasks can slow the trend.
Nov. 17, 2020

Hedrick Medical Center Urges Residents to Wear Masks, Social Distance

Hedrick Medical Center is urging all residents in the Chillicothe, Missouri area to wear masks and socially distance from others when in public as the number of positive cases in Missouri reaches an all-time high.
Nov. 16, 2020

New Research Finds Promising Therapy to Prevent Alzheimer’s Disease

A new study co-authored by Saint Luke’s cardiologist James O’Keefe, MD suggests that therapies to block a hormone called TNF can greatly reduce the risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease.