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Almost 30 years after his life-saving kidney transplant at Saint Luke's, Chris Paxton continues to express gratitude and raise awareness for organ donation through his participation in the Transplant Games of America.

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.

More than two decades ago, twins Payton and Annika were born prematurely at just 25 and a half weeks.

A Columbia, Missouri, man counts himself lucky a near miracle has given him the chance for a longer life.

Saint Luke’s Hospital of Kansas City’s ELGAN (Extremely Low Gestational Age Newborn) program offers families options for treatment of the earliest preemies, less than 24 weeks.

George Ranallo, 90, recently celebrated his 9th anniversary of surviving what doctors say is nothing short of a miracle after suffering a ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm, which causes massive internal bleeding and is usually fatal.

Retired middle school teacher Teresa Janvrin faced her biggest challenge yet when a nonmalignant spinal cord tumor left her unable to walk in 2023.

"Jill asked, 'If this was your father where would you take him?' And [the doctor] said, 'Saint Luke’s in Kansas City.' And Saint Luke’s saved my life."

Saint Luke’s Hospital of Kansas City’s NICU's ELGAN program started in 2017 and offers families options for treatment of the earliest preemies, less than 24 weeks, like Ellie.