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Caregivers in KC: A Community of Care

by John G. McGrath

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Caregivers in KC: Planning for the Future

by Multiple Reporters

Civic Affairs

Caregivers in KC: Asen’s Story

by John G. McGrath

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One elder abuse investigator has 70 cases. Kansas doesn’t say how swamped other caseworkers are

by Multiple Reporters

Healthcare

Long waiting lists and kidneys wasted: The state of organ transplants and how it affects Missouri and Kansas

by Suzanne King, The Beacon

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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

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We Are Flatland

Healthcare

Caregivers in KC: A Community of Care

Caregivers in KC: Planning for the Future

Caregivers in KC: Asen’s Story

One elder abuse investigator has 70 cases. Kansas doesn’t say how swamped other caseworkers are

Long waiting lists and kidneys wasted: The state of organ transplants and how it affects Missouri and Kansas

Feeding Tubes and Defibrillators

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

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.

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

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

Beating the Heat: Help for Households Without Air Conditioning

'A Life-Saving Measure'

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