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Sep. 9, 2016
FOX4: More people eating gluten-free, but should you eat gluten-free products?

A new report in JAMA Internal Medicine finds the number of followers of a gluten-free diet is rising.

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Sep. 8, 2016
Dogs On Call: Canines Bring Comfort and Joy to Saint Luke’s Hospice House
An Australian shepherd/boxer mix, Molly is one of the pet therapy pooches that—along with her human, Alexis Martin—elevate spirits around Saint Luke’s Hospice House.
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Sep. 6, 2016
Saint Luke’s Health System CEO Named to Becker’s Hospital Review Leadership listing
Becker’s Hospital Review released today the 2016 edition of its list of “110 Physician Leaders of Hospitals and Health Systems,” featuring hospital and health system presidents and CEOs who hold medical degrees.
Sep. 6, 2016
Hedrick Medical Center and Chillicothe Fire Department join to fight cancer, help with breast cancer treatment costs

Hedrick Medical Center Emergency Department and the Chillicothe Fire Department are once again partnering together to help breast cancer patients p

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Sep. 4, 2016
School Project May Have Saved Student’s Life, Thanks to Saint Luke’s
Like most high school seniors, Samsson Destahun was more interested in sports than health care. Hear how a school project may have saved his life and given him more interest in health care at the same time.
Aug. 30, 2016
3rd Annual Stroke Survivor Reunion Dinner is Scheduled
This dinner celebration for stroke survivors and their family members will be held in the Hartzler Room at Saint Luke's Hospital of Kansas City on October 24, 2018.
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Aug. 29, 2016
Wright Memorial Hospital to launch Hospitalist Program
Wright Memorial Hospital launched an inpatient hospitalist program. Hospitalists are physicians and nurse practitioners who specialize in hospital-based care.
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Aug. 25, 2016
ECMO saves mans life after battling influenza
Since 2009, Saint Luke’s has used Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO) to save the lives of more than 95 people who were facing cardiac or respiratory failure.