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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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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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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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Lincoln breathes easier than any other Midwest

WEBThe newly released data shows about 1.5 million people in Illinois, Kansas and Missouri are living with unhealthy air quality. Areas of each of these states received poor …

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If you're worried about invasive species in the Midwest, …

WEBHarvesting invasive species like autumn olives or carp is a great way to learn about the woods and rivers close to home, and to realize that our interaction with these …

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Meet the Kansas City midwife who aims to make birth …

WEBClarisa Evans is a midwife and new gardener who supports families through at-home births using a holistic approach. Evans uses herbal remedies and encourages …

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A Kansas City nonprofit is planting the seeds for a new …

WEBWith about 85 members, including individuals with just a single plant as well as those with acres of land, Kansas City Black Urban Growers, or KCBUGS, works to …

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Kansas navigators help people find health plans on Obamacare

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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For this Kansas City immigrant living with a disability, 'my daughter

WEBMore than 130,000 immigrants live in the Kansas City metro, about half of them Latino. This population is growing every year, adding to the area's labor force and …

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One-third of Missouri’s rural hospitals are at risk of closure, new

WEBA July report from the Center for Healthcare Quality and Payment Reform, a national policy group, found that 19 of Missouri’s 57 rural hospitals are at risk of …

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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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Missouri doesn't require insurance to cover infertility coverage. A

WEBAngela Crawford, 38, hugs her daughter, Alexandria, 6, on Dec. 14, 2023, at their home Springfield, Mo. “I could not be happier,” said Crawford, who started an …

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How Missouri's abortion-rights amendment could impact clinics …

WEBWales is now CEO and president of Planned Parenthood Great Plains. And after years of Missouri law clamping down on access to abortion, culminating in a near …

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Getting property back from Kansas police is really hard, even for …

WEBDeputies of the Geary County Sheriff’s Office seized Dewonna Goodridge’s 2007 Chevrolet Tahoe in Junction City, Kansas, last June through the state’s civil asset …

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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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Missouri and Kansas sue over federal rules entitling workers to

WEBAn exam room is seen inside Planned Parenthood in March 2023. Republican attorneys general from 17 states filed a lawsuit on Thursday, challenging new federal …

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Missouri could start licensing naturopathic doctors under new

WEBThat’s part of the reason she decided to study at the Sonoran University of Health Sciences in Arizona to become a naturopathic doctor — or a primary care …

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