Category: Medical Care
K-State research that successfully generates neurons using exosome cells could help develop therapeutic interventions
MANHATTAN — Kansas State University researchers have led a newly published study that is helping unlock some of the secrets of specific cellular messengers called
Some Kansas Lawmakers Want to Punish Doctors Who Help Transgender Kids Transition
Topeka, KS— Puberty blockers, mastectomies, surgeries that remove “any body part or tissue” and prescribing estrogen to males or testosterone to females to treat gender
Popular Walk Kansas Program Gears Up for 2023
By Pat Melgares, K-State Research and Extension news service Manhattan, KS – Two-thirds of chronic diseases – diabetes, heart disease, arthritis and others —
Medicare Part D Beneficiaries Now Able to Access Low-Cost Insulin, Free Shingles Vaccine at All Hy-Vee Pharmacies
West Des Moines, IA — Hy-Vee, Inc. announces that Medicare Part D beneficiaries are now able to access reduced-cost monthly insulin supplies and free Shingrix vaccines
Deceased Individual Found in a Vehicle in Clay County
Green, KS- A car with a deceased individual has been found north of Green earlier today. Clay County Highway employees were patching the roadway when they
Big Pandemic Spending at Kansas Hospitals Could Make Your Insurance Even More Expensive
Wichita, KS— Spending shot up at hospitals in the first year of the pandemic amid struggles to find workers and critical supplies. Kansas saw a
Help Ease Patient Pain During Sickle Cell Awareness Month
Kansas— During Sickle Cell Awareness Month in September, the American Red Cross emphasizes the importance of a diverse blood supply to help meet the needs
AG Derek Schmidt: Court-Appointed Receivership of Human Tissue, Biological Samples in Parcells Investigation to End October 6
Topeka, KS– A Shawnee County District Court judge has approved a request to close the state receivership of human tissue and other biological samples obtained
Kansas Mental Health Hospitals Are so Overcrowded That Patients Have to Wait in Hallways
Topeka, KS— Patients facing mental health crises are waiting in a Wichita hospital hallway because psychiatric wards are full. Inmates in the Sedgwick County Jail
Kansas Counties Start Recounting Abortion Amendment Votes. But It Won’t Change the Blowout Defeat
Some Kansas counties are rushing to collect staff and start a hand recount of abortion amendment votes after an advocacy group demanded a partial recount