Saint Luke's Newsroom

May. 6, 2025

Anderson County EMS challenges community to “Fill the Ambulance” with food and supplies to support local pantry during National EMS Week

The donation drop-off event will take place on Saturday, May 24 from 9 a.m.–noon in the parking lot at Anderson County Hospital.
May. 5, 2025

50 Years of Back Pain to Pain Free: KC rabbi finds relief at Saint Luke’s

After seeking a second opinion at Saint Luke's, Mark Levin now walks tall—and pain free—knowing the right medical team, and a little faith, can work wonders.
May. 5, 2025

Study Shows National Heart Failure Initiative Improved Care, Treatment for Patients in Kansas City, Across the Country

A study led by Saint Luke’s Mid America Heart Institute researchers found drastic improvements following the American Heart Association’s IMPLEMENT-HF Initiative.
May. 2, 2025

Health News You Can Use: Organ Donation and Transplant Coordinators

Matthew Wilkinson, MD, a surgeon with Saint Luke’s kidney and liver transplant program, and Erica Sparks, a transplant coordinator with Saint Luke's, discuss the transplant process and importance of organ donation.
Apr. 30, 2025

KSHB: ‘Have Hope’: Study Shows Immunotherapy Continues To Change Future of Cancer Treatment

While chemotherapy, radiation, and surgeries are common for most cancer treatments, immunotherapy is continuing to allow some patients to forgo these often harsh and invasive methods altogether.
Apr. 29, 2025

The Beacon: The State of Organ Transplants and How It Affects Missouri and Kansas

While thousands linger on organ waiting lists, the national transplant network is ditching 40-year-old systems and struggling to remake itself. The Beacon talked with local health leaders about the state of organ transplantation today.
Apr. 28, 2025

"Grateful and Humbled": The Back-to-Back Transplants at Saint Luke's that Saved One Man's Life

Five months after lifesaving heart and kidney transplants, Anthony Weatherspoon reflects on the gift of organ donation that gave him a second chance at life.
Apr. 25, 2025

Health News You Can Use: Diabetes and Cardiometabolic Disease

Melissa Magwire, RN, MSN, CDE, discusses the interrelated conditions of diabetes and cardiometabolic disease and how the Cardiometabolic Center of Excellence is changing the game for treatment.
Apr. 24, 2025

KCUR: Up To Date: Kansas City Physician Discusses Measles Outbreak, Vaccinations, and Potential Risk

Infectious disease physician Sarah Boyd talked to KCUR about measles symptoms, exposure, and vaccinations as cases rise in the Kansas City area.