Healthcare

Nick Haines

Diabetics Face Heightened Health Risks During Pandemic

Tonight at 8 p.m. KCPT is premiering “Diabetes in KC,” a half-hour special that follows up on some of the issues raised in “Blood Sugar Rising,” a PBS documentary on the diabetes epidemic.

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Toilet paper

Doing Our Doody To Combat COVID

Kansas researchers believe analyses of wastewater can help health authorities track the prevalence of the coronavirus.

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Kansas Statehouse at sunset

States Ponder Rules of Engagement as They Reopen Amid Pandemic

Kansas, Missouri and surrounding states are taking various routes to reopen amid the ongoing COVID-19 outbreak.

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Man wearing a face mask.

Three Key Ts: Testing, Tracing and Treatment in a Post-Pandemic Economy

Now is the time to learn from the COVID-19 outbreak or there will be no escaping the worst of the pandemic and economic collapse.

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Kansas Health Secretary Lee Norman displays a swab used for COVID-19 testing.

Kansas Hospital Bought COVID-19 Tests That May Only Show You’ve Had A Cold

A Kansas hospital bought Coronavirus tests that may only show that you’ve had a cold.

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