Health
KC Hoop Girl Puts a New Spin on Exercise
Sirenna Beyer, aka KC Hoop Girl, is popularizing hula hooping as a fun and healthy exercise alternative in Kansas City.
Yousef Speaks Spices Gives Teen with Autism a Creative Outlet
Yousef Speaks Spices, which has more than 43,000 likes on Facebook, has given a local teenager with autism a creative way to communicate through his passion for being in the kitchen.
curiousKC | Opioid Addictions Worsen in Pandemic
“Has anyone remembered the opioid crisis?” Here’s what experts have to say about the compounding effects of one public health crisis within another, and what’s needed.
Rural Resilience: Mental Health Care Providers Face Challenging Times Along With Their Patients
Rural mental health workers face increased client loads, workforce shortages, bad broadband connections and a revolutionized system as COVID-19 pandemic rages on.
Our Pandemic Year: Kansas City Reflects on COVID-19
As we reach the one-year milestone of living in the pandemic, Kansas Citians reflect on how their lives have changed.
Telehealth is Here to Stay, Patients Say
Now that the COVID-19 pandemic forced telehealth to become broadly available, patients and health care providers think it is here to stay.
After Outrage Over Unused Vaccines at Rural Clinics, Parson Vows More KC, St. Louis Events
Experts and lawmakers are questioning Missouri’s COVID-19 vaccine distribution model and renewing calls for change to ensure equitable distribution around the state.
Struggling Kansas Hospitals Ponder Potential Solution: Fewer Beds
Pending legislation in Kansas could provide relief for struggling rural hospitals by providing them more flexibility in the services they provide.
Combating Vaccine Wariness With Education
COVID-19 vaccine misinformation and skepticism is pervasive in communities of colors. Health professionals are working to address those concerns.
Pandemic, Job Losses and Supreme Court Case Focus Attention on Affordable Care Act Deadline
The COVID-19 pandemic, millions of people who have lost their jobs and health insurance, and a pending Supreme Court decision have created the perfect storm for the Affordable Care Act.