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Kansas Native American tribes aim to continue COVID …

WEB0:04. 0:26. Tribal health providers aim to continue progress in getting American Indian residents vaccinated against COVID-19, officials say, with around two …

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Future plans for Heartland Health & Wellness

WEBMore:Shawnee County businesses may soon apply for local relief program After hours, the pair is working to stand up a new health care clinic in Topeka, at 5865 …

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Kansas senators pass public health bills on quarantine, …

WEBSenate Bill 391, dubbed the "Constitutional Right to Health Freedom Act," takes aim at the authority of public health officers to quarantine and isolate individuals …

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New Topeka center to help youths with mental health, …

WEB0:00. 2:47. Topeka’s Family Service & Guidance Center is building a new Youth Crisis & Recovery Center beside its long-established facility. The youth center will …

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Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly promotes Medicaid expansion in …

WEBPersinger said about 30% of Valeo's 6,500 clients a year are uninsured. "Many of whom are working, but individuals who live on $800, $900 a month, $1,200, the …

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Rural hospitals across Kansas are in crisis. Lawmakers can …

WEBMore than 600 rural U.S. hospitals (over 30% of the nation’s total) are at risk of closing due to their financial instability. In Kansas, 82% are experiencing losses on …

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Importance of teen mental wellness highlighted in …

WEBThe National Suicide Prevention Lifeline, which is available 24 hours a day at 1-800-273-8255. The Crisis Text line, for which users can text "HOME" to 741741 to …

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Heart health is a lifestyle issue, and aging requires better …

WEBDiet, exercise, stress management, smoking and excessive drug and alcohol use are the choices that we have made. At the same time, we want to live a long life, but …

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Expanding Medicaid would be a win for all Kansans in 2024 session

WEBKansas can win. We can lead the nation in health. But not if we take another 10 years on a single debate. Junetta Everett, Patrick Woods and Ed O’Malley …

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Kansas sees more smiles after state's Medicaid changes for dental …

WEBAs of July 1, 2022, adults in Kansas covered by Medicaid can access fillings, crowns and gum disease care. This year, Oral Health Kansas turned to our coalition of …

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Colmery-O'Neil VA Medical Center ER is larger with more options

WEB0:04. 1:34. Renovations to the now 11,000-square-foot emergency department at the Colmery-O'Neil VA Medical Center in Topeka were completed about …

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KU Med School making efforts to place doctors in rural areas, …

WEB"It's an extremely valuable learning experience for the students," Kennedy said. One of the most successful initiatives sponsored by the KU Medical School's rural …

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Topeka businesses seek alternatives to overburdened health care …

WEBWhitson, along with board-certified family nurse practitioner Kelsey Stringer, co-founded Epic Integrative Wellness, a new health clinic that opened Jan. 1 in …

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Kansas healthcare professionals track top health issues, make shift …

WEB0:03. 0:51. Obesity, inactivity and other ways Kansans struggle to take care of themselves exacerbate poor health in the Sunflower State. In Kansas, heart disease, …

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Aging with health and positivity comes down to these 11 easy steps

WEBExercise your brain. Games, hobbies, reading, writing, art, memorization, etc., all create neuroplasticity. Be an instrument of inspiration to others. Be that positive, …

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Kansas Legislature holds first Medicaid expansion hearings since …

WEBFor a single parent with one child, that means $648 a month — or $7,776 a year — is the maximum. Expansion would increase the limit to 138% while removing the …

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Summit Health and Luxe Wellness to open at Topeka's West Ridge …

WEBSummit Health doesn't accept insurance and is private pay. Summit Health is a private pay practice and doesn’t accept insurance. Tomlins said his new venture …

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Shawnee County youth recovers from brain surgery with …

WEBOver the March 9 weekend, Norah was sent to Children's Mercy Hospital in Kansas City, Missouri, and had surgery — a sinus infection had led to a brain infection. …

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Kansas teenagers seeing high rates of depression, suicidal thoughts

WEB0:05. 1:34. Kansas teenagers are struggling with a years-long, upward trend in mental health issues and risk of suicide, a survey of nearly 71,000 of the state’s …

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Kansas Republicans fail to override veto of gender-affirming care …

WEB0:58. Gender-affirming care for transgender youths won't be banned this year after Kansas lawmakers narrowly failed to override Gov. Laura Kelly's veto. Senate Bill …

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Ruling in favor of Topeka hospital upheld in dscrimination lawsuit

WEBTopeka Capital-Journal. 0:04. 0:37. A federal appeals court recently ruled in favor of Stormont Vail Health in a discrimination suit filed by Jeffrey Rhoads, a physician …

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