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Switch It Up for Better Health
Switch It Up for Better Health

When Anthony Espino was diagnosed with diabetes and high blood pressure, he and his wife, Brittany, knew they needed to lose weight and live healthier. They found their solution through weight-loss surgery

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Aquablation Ace
Aquablation Ace

For treatment of his enlarged prostate, Ray Demes looked to aquablation for its long-lasting relief and low complication rates. Now he is back to fulfilling his life’s passion — fitness.

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From Heart Failure to Six Miles a Day
From Heart Failure to Six Miles a Day

Tim Baldwin came to the NKCH Emergency Department with congestive heart failure. After losing 100 pounds in 14 months, Tim is climbing mountains and inspiring the leaders of tomorrow.

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Sound Relief After Spinal Surgery
Sound Relief After Spinal Surgery

The pain brought on by spinal stenosis left John Carmichael at a crossroads. Not one to live with the pain, John gained relief through spinal surgery.

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Surviving and Thriving
Surviving and Thriving

Through determination, Debbie Miller gained her well-being after a breast cancer diagnosis and treatment.

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Spine Surgery Relieves Extreme Back and Leg Pain for Physician Athlete
Spine Surgery Relieves Extreme Back and Leg Pain for Physician Athlete

After struggling with excruciating pain in her lower back and right leg for over six months, Christi Crumpecker, MD, is now pain-free.

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Saving Gracelyn
Saving Gracelyn

After being born at just 30 weeks and three pounds, NKCH's Level II NICU set Gracelyn Eichhorn on her path to thrive.

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Still Climbing
Still Climbing

A spinal cord injury from jiujitsu training couldn’t stop Brent Ault from reaching his greatest goals.

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Cancer Rehab Reenergizes Young Breast Cancer Survivor
Cancer Rehab Reenergizes Young Breast Cancer Survivor

Cancer rehab helped Ashley regain her energy to teach first graders and chase after her young sons.

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Cancer Rehab Helps Young Dad Fight Head and Neck Cancer
Cancer Rehab Helps Young Dad Fight Head and Neck Cancer

Cancer rehab helped William maintain his quality of life during intense cancer treatment.

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Climbing High with Move Plus
Climbing High with Move Plus

Kathie could barely walk without extreme pain. She didn't understand how moving more would be helpful, but the Move Plus program got her walking, climbing and feeling strong.

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A True Globe Trotter
A True Globe Trotter

The CardioMEMS system remotely monitors bill’s heart failure while he travels the world.

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KC's Rocket Man Undergoes TAVR for Severe Aortic Stenosis
KC’s Rocket Man Undergoes TAVR for Severe Aortic Stenosis

Learn how TAVR saved this popular KC radio personality when he was in heart failure.

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Pitch Perfect: Pianist Fights Hearing Loss With Oxygen Therapy
Pitch Perfect Pianist Fights Hearing Loss With Oxygen Therapy

Sudden hearing loss led Chris Madden to NKCH, where hyperbaric oxygen therapy helped him regain his hearing.

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Tipping the Scale: Push Past a Weight Loss Plateau
Tipping the Scale

As a nutrition educator for The University of Missouri’s extension program, Virginia's worked with 4-H clubs, drug rehabilitation programs, alternative high schools, transitional housing programs and domestic violence shelters.

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Movin' & Groovin' Move Plus Physical Therapy
Movin' & Groovin' Move Plus Physical Therapy (video)

Katey’s constant energy makes it easy to forget she’s battled debilitating back pain for the better part of 30 years. Watch how Move Plus helped her with the pain.

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Living Successfully With Heart Failure
Living Successfully With Heart Failure

After being diagnosed with heart failure at age 45, Brandon could only think of one thing, "how long do I have to live?" Brandon's cardiologist recommended the Heart Care Clinic where he lear...

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Back to Life
Back to Life

Brian's decision to have bariatric surgery resulted in a happier and healthier life. Hearing the words, "you'll be dead in 5-10 years" was the catalyst he needed to change his unhealthy lifes...

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Small Steps
Small Steps

After open heart surgery left Beth Steinberg, 52, weak and unable to walk without with help, she worried about her future. She lived in a remote part of North Dakota with limited access to healthca...

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Donna: Feisty and Fearless Against Breast Cancer (video)
Donna Feisty and Fearless Against Breast Cancer (video)

Like everyone who moves to a new city, Donna and Marvin Brooks had grand plans when they relocated to Kansas City from St. Louis two years ago. They moved to be closer to family and looked fo...

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Sheryl Makes All the Right Moves
Sheryl Makes All the Right Moves

If you ask Sheryl Phinney how her life has changed over the past few years, be prepared to settle in for a story of courage and inspiration. Her eyes sparkle and her face glows when she talks...

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Fly Free
Fly Free

A pain management webinar with Patricia Elliot

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Brandon: Go, Go Gadget (video)
Brandon Go, Go Gadget (video)

Brandon Smith was alone and far from home when he ended up in a New York City hospital Emergency Room. It was there, while on a work trip, he learned his kidneys were failing. He was 26. ...

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Live the Sweet Life With Type 2 Diabetes
Live the Sweet Life With Type 2 Diabetes

Strawberry-rhubarb pie may seem like an odd milestone marker, but for Gladstone resident Richard King, passing on pie more than 20 years ago was his first step toward living well with Type 2 ...