Join our family of curious Kansas Citians

Discover unheard stories about Kansas City, every Thursday.

Thank you for subscribing!

Check your inbox, you should see something from us.

Crime & Safety Economic Opportunity Education Food Chain Healthcare History Housing Sustainability

Feature Series

Flatland Video Nick's Picks Harvesting Change Passing the Baton Age-Old Questions

We Are Flatland

About Contact Newsletters Reporters Support

Healthcare

Healthcare

Feeding Tubes and Defibrillators

Flanigan Chairs, past and present, discuss their field and work at Center for Practical Bioethics

by Bill Tammeus

Healthcare

After Tuberculosis Outbreak, Wyandotte County Parts Ways with Health Director

Emails show behind-the-scenes conflict as the Kansas City-area tuberculosis outbreak grew to one of the largest in U.S. history.

by Bek Shackelford-Nwanganga

Healthcare

A New Way to Pay for Long-Term Care Insurance

A suggestion for people who want the coverage but fear they can’t afford it

by Richard Eisenberg

Healthcare

The Overlooked Downsides of Aging in Place

Sooner or later, you will have to hire people to cook, clean and care for you as well as maintain, repair and remodel the house

by Edd and Cynthia Staton

Sustainability

Beating the Heat: Help for Households Without Air Conditioning

'A Life-Saving Measure'

by Ceilidh Kern

Healthcare

Why Liberty Hospital Could No Longer Go it Alone and Turned to Kansas for Help

The University of Kansas Health System now owns its smaller Missouri neighbor. The deal, which sparked political opposition in both states, reflects a growing trend of hospitals merging.

by Suzanne King, The Beacon

Healthcare

Plasma You Sell in East Kansas City Could End Up in Medicine an Ocean Away

Kansas City plasma donors help the United States fuel a pharmaceutical industry worth $35 billion. Many donors have lower incomes and rely on on selling their plasma to make ends meet.

by Suzanne King, The Beacon

Gender Equality

2 Years After Missouri Banned Abortion, Navigating Access Still Involves Fear, Confusion

The U.S. Supreme Court overturned the constitutional right to an abortion two years ago. Since then, thousands of Missourians sought other ways to access the medical procedure

by Anna Spoerre, Missouri Independent

Healthcare

Why You Might Want to Donate Your Brain to Science

Organ donor programs do not include brains, creating a tissue shortage that impedes research into Alzheimer's, Parkinson’s and concussions

by Ellen Ryan, Next Avenue

Healthcare

Bird Flu has Hit Cows in Kansas and Sparked Precautions in Missouri. Here’s What that means for You

People are at low risk from the strain of avian influenza that has now been detected in dairy cattle in a dozen states. But scientists say the more it spreads, the more chances it has to become a problem for people.

by Suzanne King, The Beacon

LOAD NEXT 10 STORIES LOADING No More Stories

Funding for Flatland
Provided By

William T. Kemper, Commerce Bank, Trustee

Jo Anna Dale

Herbert & Bonnie Buchbinder

DONATE