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To combat rising maternal mortality, researchers at Saint Luke's Mid America Heart Institute and UMKC are leading a first of its kind study to create better care for moms with heart conditions during pregnancy.

Since 2024, the CDC has reported an increase in cases of whooping cough, or pertussis. The trend has continued this fall, with Kansas City reporting 75 pertussis cases in October, tripling from last year.

FOX4 talked to Dr. Randall Thompson about the decade-long study of ancient mummies.

Dr. James O'Keefe, preventive cardiologist with Saint Luke's Mid America Heart Institute, joins FOX4 to talk about what it is, the pros and cons of intermittent fasting, and who would benefit from it most.

A man from Columbia, Missouri, got a new heart and a second chance at life, marking the 1,000th heart transplant at Saint Luke's Mid America Heart Institute.

Dr. Anthony Magalski, cardiologist at Saint Luke's Mid America Heart Institute and medical director of Saint Luke's Athletic Heart Clinic, talks to FOX4 about the importance of CPR and AED's. 

Amid a measles outbreak in Texas, a Saint Luke's doctor discusses potential risk in Jackson County and explains protection provided by the measles vaccination.

FOX4 talked to Ted Perez and his heart transplant surgeon, Dr. Russ Davis, about the lifelong Chiefs fan's incredible story.

The NIH awarded more than $8.3 million to study 1,000 pregnant individuals with heart conditions in an effort to combat maternal mortality and morbidity.

FOX4 talked to Dr. Tracy Stevens about how women have been underrepresented in cardiovascular research and how the new institute plans to make a difference.