Healthcare
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.
Study Finds Many ‘Maternity Deserts’ in Kansas and Missouri
A new March of Dimes study concludes that both Kansas and Missouri are below the national average when it comes to the presence of “maternity deserts.”
Inside the Sludge: How Experts Run COVID Wastewater Testing
Flatland takes you behind the scenes of a two-year project that tracks COVID in wastewater.
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…
curiousKC | What Questions Do You Have Since HIV/AIDS First Emerged 40 Years Ago?
This month, Flatland reporters focus on the implications the HIV epidemic has had on health equity. What questions should we cover?
curiousKC | Here’s How to Stay Healthy These Days, Say KC Health Leaders
Here’s what local health care experts and public health researchers want you to know about COVID-19 right now.
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.