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Following years of steady improvements in outcomes, more recent observational data suggest that mortality among TAVI patients may be increasing.

TCTMD talked to Dr. Vittal Hejjaji about a large registry study that looked at when patients quit smoking following an atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease event.

TCTMD talked to Dr. Adam Salisbury about what researchers found in the newly published OPTIMUM study.

Saint Luke's Food As Medicine Everyday (FAME) program has now extended its program to teach medical students from University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Medicine about nutrition and the effects of nutrition on health.

Heart Failure | Left Ventricular Assist Device (LVAD)
Trial to Evaluate Safety And Effectiveness of Mechanical Circulatory Support in Patients with Advancing Heart Failure

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CHILLICOTHE, Mo. – Hedrick Medical Center recently announced the 2025 Employee of the Year.

The Employee of the Quarter Award recognizes an employee who provides exemplary service, goes above and beyond to support colleagues, or assists and comforts patients and their families.

In the United States, an estimated 9 in 10 adults with chronic kidney disease are unaware of their condition.

Linda Donaldson and her daughter, Kiley Williams-Bowls, are on a mission. After losing a combined total of 305lbs, with the help of bariatric weight-loss surgery, the mother/daughter duo are helping other bariatric patients navigate the waters of their new healthy lives.