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First U.S., and Kansas, Deaths From COVID Came Earlier Than …

WEBThe Kansas Department of Health and Environment now logs that COVID-19-related death on Jan. 9, 2020. That suggests the virus could have arrived in Kansas, …

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KC Hospitals Once Again Near Capacity; Doctors Beg for Public's …

WEBThe Kansas News Service produces essential enterprise reporting, diving deep and connecting the dots in tracking the policies, issues and and events that affect …

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Here's a Glimmer of Hope That the Delta Surge in Kansas Is Slowing

WEBKansas hospitals have more than twice as many COVID-19 inpatients compared to September a year ago. And because many schools welcomed back their …

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Thousands of Uninsured Kansans Qualify for Free Health Insurance …

WEBAbout 260,000 Kansans don’t have health insurance. The Kaiser Family Foundation estimated in May that about 70,000 uninsured Kansans are eligible for free …

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Why Health Care Costs in Kansas and Missouri Increasingly Eat …

WEBIn Missouri, 33%. The average American family pays 29%. “It’s really hard to imagine how we continue to allow this to happen,” Wichita physician Justin Moore said …

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Finding Ways to Save Rural Kansas Hospitals

WEBA lifeline for rural hospitals. Under the new federal program, SCK Health could qualify for a subsidy of $3.2 million a year plus a 5% increase in Medicare …

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Kansas is a rare state without a long-COVID clinic, leaving some

WEBKansas had a virtual long COVID clinic during the height of the pandemic. The University of Kansas Health System in Kansas City, Kansas, opened the online …

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Kansas Ranks Among the Worst in the Country on Both Mental …

WEBWICHITA, Kan. (KNS) — Kansas performs worse on key measures of mental health than anywhere else in the U.S. A new report by Mental Health America …

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Generational Poverty Hurts the Health of People in Southeast …

WEBA new report of annual health rankings from the University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute considers premature death, births of low-weight newborns, …

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Finney County Moves into Phase 1.5, Despite Quickly Accelerating

WEBFinney County residents are now able to get a haircut and work-out in a gym, despite a rapidly accelerating increase in the rate of COVID-19 cases. The Finney …

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Rural Suicide Rates Are Rising in Kansas, and Solutions Won't …

WEBA new Kansas Health Institute analysis of state data shows that suicide rates climbed in rural and frontier counties by roughly 55% and 60% respectively from …

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Kansas' health care system doesn't work as well for you if you're …

WEBWhere Kansas ranks. The Commonwealth Fund is a private foundation that addresses disparities in health care through research and grants. Earlier this month, it …

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After downsizing health care for years, Pentagon says medical …

WEBAfter a decade of downsizing, Defense Department officials also admit they need to rebuild the medical force and the general health of active duty troops. But …

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Kansas can’t expand Medicaid unless top Republicans support it.

WEBExpanding Medicaid would open eligibility to Kansans under 138% of the federal poverty level — including singles earning up to $20,783 annually and a family of …

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Kansas Nursing Homes Closing Due to Challenges in Finding …

WEBPublished September 23, 2022 at 10:01 AM CDT. (Photo by Bethany Wood, Kansas News Service) WICHITA, Kan. (KNS) — Kansas finds itself in a budding nursing home crisis. …

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Women Across the Midwest and South Are Coming to Kansas for …

WEBIn one version of the future, Kansas could become an increasingly busy abortion refuge for women in Missouri, Oklahoma, Texas and other nearby states. Yet …

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Expand Medicaid, fund schools: Kansas governor outlines goals in …

WEBKansas Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly urged lawmakers to expand Medicaid and cut taxes in an annual State of the State address that she focused on the rural parts …

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U.S. life expectancy starts to recover after sharp pandemic decline

WEBLife expectancy in the U.S. is up in 2022, but it's still lower than before the pandemic. The average life expectancy in the U.S. is now 77.5 years old, according to …

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Ready to cold plunge

WEBClaim: A boost for the immune system. In cold plunging circles, you're likely to hear that a regular freezing dunk could keep you from getting sick. It's possible this …

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Kansas anti-abortion groups are celebrating legislative wins. Here’s

WEBAbortion remains legal in Kansas until 22 weeks gestation after voters in 2022 overwhelmingly rejected a proposed constitutional amendment that would have enabled …

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