Health
CDC Confirms Kansas Mask Mandates Helped Reduce COVID-19 Infections
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have published new research that reaffirms mask mandates helped slow the spread of COVID-19 in Kansas’ largest counties.
‘Just Not Enough People’: Health Care Workers Face Fatigue as COVID-19 Surges
As cases and hospitalizations hit all-time highs, both in Missouri and across the country, hospitals, officials and healthcare workers themselves are warning that staffing is stretched thin.
Life and Death Issue: Presidential Candidates on Health Care
Flatland examines the presidential candidates’ positions on health care, which 68% of registered voters say will be a very important issue in deciding how they vote.
Yoga: More Than Movement
Yoga is surging in popularity during the pandemic. But some traditional eastern practitioners worry that an exercise-focused western approach borders on cultural appropriation.
Two Kansas Lawmakers Pushing to Legalize Medical Marijuana
Two Kansas lawmakers are on a quest to legalize medical marijuana in the state.
Fighting for Facetime in a Pandemic
New data tracks how in-person interaction is plunging during the COVID-19 pandemic, prompting people to seek emotional connection via Zoom and Discord.
Sticker Shock: COVID-19 Infects Employer-Based Health Insurance
The costs of the COVID-19 pandemic are starting to be seen in surging health insurance premiums.
You Might Be Surprised Which Generation Is Coping Best With the Pandemic
New research suggests that despite the increased vulnerability in becoming seriously ill if they contract COVID-19, older people are managing the pandemic best on the mental and emotional front.
Parsing Medicaid Expansion in Missouri
On Tuesday, voters in Missouri will decide if the state will become the 39th in the country to expand its Medicaid program.
Birthing Battle | Helping Hands
Research continues to corroborate claims that integrating birth experts such as midwives and doulas helps curb rising maternal and infant mortality rates.