Healthcare
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.
Eviction Risks Surging With COVID-19, Rising Rents
The risk of eviction for many Kansas Citians is rising as the COVID-19 pandemic drags on, joblessness surges and rents keep rising.
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.
Kansas City’s Disability Community Confronts Pandemic
Here’s what three people had to say about living through a public health crisis with a disability.
Covid Scuttles Riverfront Mid-Rise Apartment Concept
A big mixed-use project contemplated for the downtown riverfront that would have included two, 10-story apartment buildings has been shelved, at least for now, an apparent victim of the Covid-19 pandemic. An undisclosed local developer had been considering what would have been a project that included apartments, office and retail on a 2.6-acre site near…
Pandemic Roulette: How Researchers are Weighing Socializing Risks
What do researchers care about during COVID-19? For these two groups it has to do with risk and behaviors.
Lawrence Homeless Shelter Wants to Build a Village of Tiny Homes
To curb COVID-19 infections among the homeless population, a Lawrence-based shelter and KU professor step up to fill the gap.
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.