Category: Health
Closing the Gap: KanCare Covers 165,000 Kansans Currently Left Out of Medicaid
A recent webinar from the Kansas City Medical Society Foundation titled, “Let’s Talk KanCare: What...
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Preventing Sexual Violence Requires Community Education and Trauma-Informed Support
April is Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention month, an annual campaign dedicated to ending...
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Nursing Workforce Shortage Demonstrates Health Industry Failures: “That System is Crumbling”
In recent years, reports indicated future shortages in the nursing workforce. Now, the COVID-19...
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Kansas Medicaid Expansion Will Save Dollars and Lives
After a decade-long battle to implement new Medicaid guidelines in Missouri, the expansion finally...
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STI Prevention Requires Honest Education, Communication, and Support
Every day, more than one million sexually transmitted infections (STIs) are acquired globally....
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Black Women with Reproductive Conditions Often Dismissed and Suffer in Silence
Uterine fibroids and polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) affect millions of women every year, but...
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Structural Racism Fuels Disparities in Black Women’s Maternal and Heart Health
American Heart Month, observed throughout February, promotes heart health and raises awareness...
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Health Care is a Human Right: Making a Case for Medicaid Expansion in Kansas
Earlier this year, Missouri became the 39th state to expand Medicaid coverage, providing access to...
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A Look Into Transgender Health: How Much Do You Really Know About Gender?
Though heated debate about gender is ubiquitous in politics and social media, the real human...
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Obstetric Racism and Misogynoir Intersect to Drive Preventable HIV and Mortality in Black Women and Birthing Bodies
A new webinar series highlights how failing to address the historical exploitation and oppression...
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Help Missouri Stick it to the Flu
Influenza (flu) is a contagious respiratory illness caused by influenza viruses. Symptoms can...
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Preventing College Suicides Requires All Hands On Deck
The final installation in a series on suicide prevention highlighted the specific risk factors for...
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