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Kansas City is waiting for the updated COVID vaccine, but …

WEBShipments of a new COVID-19 vaccine booster that better combats new variants of the virus will be available at Kansas City pharmacies and public health …

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Missouri sees spike in health care marketplace

WEBMore than 300,000 Missourians have signed up for plans on Healthcare.gov, the federal health insurance marketplace. At the same time, Medicaid enrollment has …

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Delta Variant Thrives In Missouri Amid Disconnect …

WEBHospitals in southwestern Missouri are overflowing. As of July 19, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention data show Missouri is worst in the nation for COVID …

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New COVID variant driving winter surge in Kansas

WEBHoliday gatherings in Kansas City this year face the prospect of a very unwelcome guest – JN.1, the fast-spreading COVID-19 variant driving this year’s winter …

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Kansas City hospitals say flu and RSV cases are getting …

WEBKansas City hospitals are preparing for an influx of respiratory illnesses this winter, as influenza and RSV case numbers are starting to rise, and COVID-19 lingers.

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Kansas navigators help people find health plans on …

WEBIn 2014, a man in his fifties showed up at GraceMed Health Clinic in Wichita, asking about his options for buying health insurance. He hadn’t bothered with coverage …

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A Kansas City woman says long COVID 'turned my entire …

WEBMost people who get COVID-19 recover after a few weeks, but for some, symptoms — including fatigue, brain fog and heart palpitations — persist long after …

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Untreated mental illness costs the Midwest millions. Some …

WEBNearly one-third of adults with a mental illness in Missouri went untreated in 2019. Some states have adopted new laws in an attempt to make care more accessible, …

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‘It’s a crisis': Midwest lawmakers back Momnibus Act to curb Black

WEBMaternal mortality is growing across races and ethnicities. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, about 1,200 women died from a condition …

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If Kansas also bans health care for transgender kids, families will

WEBMissouri banned gender-affirming health care for minors, and Kansas could follow suit this spring. So families are forced to move to other states or travel hundreds …

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Missouri patients suffer financial, physical and emotional toll from

WEBMedical debt is affecting the mental, physical and financial health of Missourians, according to a report from the nonprofit Missouri Foundation for Health.. …

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Large areas of Missouri and Kansas lack primary care doctors. How …

WEBAs much as 80% of Missouri and about 50% of Kansas lacks a primary care doctor, according the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, leading to hours …

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Nurses at Kansas City-area hospitals are prepared to strike as they

WEBAbout 1,000 nurses at Research Medical Center in Kansas City and Menorah Medical Center in Overland Park want more support and higher staffing …

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More than half of rural hospitals in Missouri and Kansas no longer

WEBA new report found a growing number of rural hospitals no longer have labor and delivery services. The Center for Healthcare Quality and Payment Reform analyzed …

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Kansas ranks among the worst in the country on both mental …

WEBThe report, based largely on data from 2019 and 2020, found 9% of Kansas youth had a substance use disorder, more than any other state. Over a quarter of adults …

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Missouri's war on public health shows extent of national rift: 'A …

WEBThe heartland state’s kerfuffle is one more example of political pushback to public health leadership. A KHN and Associated Press investigation last year found that …

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Missouri Senate passes bill blocking Planned Parenthood from …

WEBMissouri Democrats filibustered for more than 11 hours to try and block the bill, which they say will hurt low-income and disabled patients. The legislation would …

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These Kansas City teens are planting a greener city, because lawns …

WEBHumans broke the environment — but we can heal it, too. Up From Dust is a podcast about the price of trying to shape the world around our needs, and the folks who …

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Missouri saw motorcycle deaths rise dramatically after legislature

WEBIn 2020, Missouri legislature repealed a law that required all motorcyclists over 26 to wear a helmet, so long as the rider could provide proof of health insurance. …

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This orchestra has helped Kansas City doctors and nurses destress …

WEBThe Medical Arts Symphony of Kansas City community orchestra has given amateur musicians in the health care profession a place to perform since 1959. For the …

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Kansas prosecutor who framed innocent man

WEBTerra Morehead, who retired as a federal prosecutor last August, has agreed to turn over her law license as part of an agreement with a Kansas disciplinary board. As …

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Kansas City-area politicians pick between war on drugs or …

WEBOpioid settlement payouts will be made to thousands of communities across the country over 18 years. Payouts in the Kansas City metropolitan area so far have ranged …

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Gov. Laura Kelly says she’s not trying to recruit the Chiefs to Kansas

WEBDemocratic Gov. Laura Kelly says she has no plans to try to recruit the Kansas City Chiefs to Kansas after voters across state lines rebuffed an effort to upgrade …

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