Healthcare
Age of Coronavirus: ‘Food is Comfort’
Ladybird Diner in Lawrence, Kansas is providing free brown bag lunches in amid the COVID-19 outbreak.
Age of Coronavirus: Civil Rights Legend in Nursing Home Where First Kansas Fatality Lived
Kansas City civil rights legend Alvin Sykes, partially paralyzed, lives in the nursing home where the first COVID-19 fatality in Kansas lived.
‘High’ Time To Get Missouri Medical Marijuana Off The Ground
Missouri’s nascent medical marijuana industry is battling delays in getting growers, manufacturers and retailers up and running.
Video Chats With Doctors Can Save Lives in Rural Areas
Telemedicine offers hope for improved medical care in rural areas, but adoption has been slow.
Por siempre 18: Uzi Pecina aparentaba estar bien, pero no era así
Los expertos recomiendan hablar con niños a temprana edad para frenar el estigma asociado con salud mental
Pondering the Ethics of Artificial Intelligence in Health Care
Kansas City experts are teaming up to consider the ethical implications of using artificial intelligence in health care.
Witnessing World AIDS Day
“You observe World AIDS Day, you don’t celebrate it,” Reverend Eric D. Williams clarified, “you use this day as an opportunity to educate and prevent the spread of the disease because it is not over.”
Fog of Vaping Crisis Engulfs Teen Lives
Kansas City-area teens and school districts are closely monitoring developments in the vaping-related lung injury outbreak.
Sex and Cancer
Five years ago, Kansas had the dubious honor of being the worst state in the nation when it came to protecting adolescents against a cancer-causing virus. Missouri was not a whole lot better. The measure, released by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, was the rate at which states were vaccinating kids against…
Age of Coronavirus: Quarantine Diary
Flatland reporter Vicky Diaz-Camacho recounts her return from an idyllic European vacation to quarantine in Lawrence, Kansas.