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curiousKC | Opioid Addictions Worsen in Pandemic

By | March 29, 2021 | 0
Experts say there's a need for better mental health support and access to behavioral health services to curb opioid addiction, which has worsened during the pandemic. (The Gender Spectrum Collection)

“Has anyone remembered the opioid crisis?” Here’s what experts have to say about the compounding effects of one public health crisis within another, and what’s needed.

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curiousKC | Does the COVID Vaccine Cause Shingles?

By | March 22, 2021 | 0
As it stands this month, 13% of Kansas residents and 12% of Missouri residents have been vaccinated.

Does the COVID vaccine cause shingles? The short answer, no. Learn more here.

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curiousKC | Flexible School Schedules May Become New Normal

By | March 15, 2021 | 0
School lockers

COVID-19 has forced schools to adopt more flexible schedules that may last beyond the pandemic.

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curiousKC | Reviving Mrs. Truman’s Famous Fruit Punch Recipe

By | March 8, 2021 | 0
Mrs. Truman's Famous Fruit Punch

The curiousKC team revives a legendary local punch recipe popularized by Stephenson’s Apple Farm Restaurant and attributed to Bess Truman.

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curiousKC | History Questions Up for Vote This Month

By | March 1, 2021 | 0
Nell Donnelly Reed, the Missouri River and Walt Disney pictured here represent the four questions up for a vote in the March 2021 curiousKC voting round.

Do you like history? This month’s voting round is for you. Pick the question you want curiousKC to report on next.

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