3+ week, 2+ day ago   (454+ words) WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) - Kansas ranks among the largest contributors to the American livestock industry, but according to survey data from the state's rural veterinarian workforce task force, almost 60% of producers across Kansas feel there is a shortage of veterinarians. Growing…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (290+ words) U.S. News and World Report has again released its annual Best Hospitals list, “helping patients find, in consultation with their doctors, the best hospital for their health needs.” The “best of the best” hospitals make Honor Roll — a list of hospitals…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (418+ words) KANSAS CITY, Mo. — An Overland Park teen is using her personal experience in the hospital to bring "Birthday Brightness" to other children who may be forced to celebrate inside hospital walls. The program, called Birthday Brightness, is designed to bring…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago   (571+ words) By Brad Brooks, P.J. Huffstutter and Maria Tsvetkova HILL CITY, Kansas/CHICAGO/NEW YORK, July 1 - Record-breaking temperatures spread to the eastern U.S. from the Midwest on Wednesday, putting tens of millions of people under heat warnings expected to last into the July…...

2+ mon, 2+ week ago   (604+ words) TOPEKA — Kansas state employees choosing Blue Cross Blue Shield of Kansas health insurance next year will see rates rise by 15% while employees choosing Aetna won’t see an increase as the state encourages a shift to the less costly insurance. Kansas…...

2+ mon, 3+ week ago   (250+ words) WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) — The Kansas Department of Health and Environment and the Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks issued a new public health advisory Thursday due to blue-green algae. The following Kansas lakes are under blue-green algae warnings: Gathering Pond,…...

3+ mon, 4+ week ago   (415+ words) According to Mental Health America's (MHA) 2025 State of Mental Health in America report, Kansas places #11 out of 51 for youth mental health, with a lower prevalence of mental illness and higher rates of access to care compared to most of the…...

3+ mon, 4+ week ago   (163+ words) Three individuals in Kansas who are being monitored after a high-risk exposure to the rare Andes strain of hantavirus have been transported to University of Kansas Health System in Kansas City, Kansas, for observation. The Kansas Department of Health and…...

5+ mon, 5+ day ago   (708+ words) The FDA gave accelerated approval for a groundbreaking drug that helps treat Hunter syndrome, a rare disease that affects fewer than 500 people in the United States. It's mainly diagnosed among boys. Hunter syndrome has not had an FDA-approved treatment in…...

5+ mon, 3+ day ago   (142+ words) KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - A Kansas City nonprofit expanded its hygiene services on Wednesday, April 8. Hope Faith Homeless Assistance Campus held a ribbon-cutting ceremony to unveil additional showers at its facility. Kansas City Mayor Quinton Lucas, Assistant City Manager Diane…...