Healthcare
‘So Much Life Ahead of Him’: Kansas City Couple Hopes for Living Kidney Donor
Audrey and Joey Sughroue wed last July. Now their focus is on a kidney transplant match.
Medicaid Maze: Advocates and Recipients Brace for End of Continuous Coverage
For years, folks with Medicaid did not need to renew. But in April, reviews begin again following the end of continuous coverage linked to the pandemic.
El Laberinto de Medicaid: Defensores y Beneficiarios se Preparan para el Fin de la Cobertura Continua
For years, folks with Medicaid did not need to renew. But in April, reviews begin again following the end of continuous coverage linked to the pandemic.
Hall Family Foundation Donates $15M for UMKC Hospital Hill Project
The Hall Family Foundation is donating $15 million toward the construction of the planned medical and dentistry building in the UMKC Health Sciences District on Hospital Hill. “This new building will enable UMKC to expand its important work in equitable and inclusive health care delivery and we are inspired by the collaboration between UMKC, Children’s…
Parents, Kids and Doctors ‘Exhausted’ by Trio of Respiratory Illnesses Hitting KC
The steep rise in child illnesses is an ‘unimaginable amount of work and stress,’ one Kansas City parent says. Pediatricians feel the same.
In Their Own Words: How HIV and AIDS Changed the Lives of 3 Kansas Citians
Three people living with HIV in Kansas City share what life is like and what they’ve experienced.
Fundraising for Hospital Hill Project Gets $30M Boost from Sunderland Foundation
A planned new teaching facility for UMKC medical and dental students on Hospital Hill has taken a big stride forward with a $30 million gift from the Sunderland Foundation. The donation for the $120 million project was announced last week at an event attended by Gov. Mike Parson. Earlier this year, the state approved $40…
KU Doctor Wins Big Grant to Pursue New Alzheimer’s Theory
Dr. Russell Swerdlow, director of the Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center at the University of Kansas, has won a big grant to pursue an alternative theory about what causes Alzheimer’s disease.
Legislature Approves $40M for Latest UMKC Hospital Hill Project
By Kevin Collison UMKC is pursuing an $100 million healthcare education building at Hospital Hill, the latest proposed investment in an area of greater downtown that’s attracted more than a half billion dollars in new construction in recent years. Last week, the Missouri General Assembly authorized $40 million for a proposed building that would house…
A Guide To Hospital Standards of Care And What To Expect Now
Standards of health care are often complex. When a crisis like the pandemic happens, the model is disrupted. Here’s a guide that explains the process.