Healthcare

Meg Heriford, owner of Ladybird Diner, holds a pie and poses

Age of Coronavirus: ‘Food is Comfort’

Ladybird Diner in Lawrence, Kansas is providing free brown bag lunches in amid the COVID-19 outbreak.

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Alvin Sykes

Age of Coronavirus: Civil Rights Legend in Nursing Home Where First Kansas Fatality Lived

Kansas City civil rights legend Alvin Sykes, partially paralyzed, lives in the nursing home where the first COVID-19 fatality in Kansas lived.

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cheryl annen and Mary Ann Westhues of 3rd street dispensary

‘High’ Time To Get Missouri Medical Marijuana Off The Ground

Missouri’s nascent medical marijuana industry is battling delays in getting growers, manufacturers and retailers up and running.

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A view of Portugal's Bairro Alto neighborhood

Age of Coronavirus: Quarantine Diary

Flatland reporter Vicky Diaz-Camacho recounts her return from an idyllic European vacation to quarantine in Lawrence, Kansas.

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Brian Skow, an emergency room specialist, and nurse Amanda Sandager respond to a video call at Avera eCARE telemedicine center in Sioux Falls, South Dakota.

Video Chats With Doctors Can Save Lives in Rural Areas

Telemedicine offers hope for improved medical care in rural areas, but adoption has been slow.

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