Healthcare

Uzi Pecina en Dallas

Por siempre 18: Uzi Pecina aparentaba estar bien, pero no era así

Note: To read this story in English click here: “Forever 18” Uzi Pecina portaba una sonrisa contagiosa y un estilo impecable, un completo “sneakerhead”. Como músico, escuchaba música de reggaeton, particularmente Daddy Yankee, y tocaba en la banda de su padre, Trio Aztlan, y en su propia banda, Theta Intellect. Orgullosamente, se identificaba como mexicoamericano….

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A computer monitors some of Cadet Cheyenne Quilter's reactions as she works with a virtual reality character named "Ellie" at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, N.Y.

Pondering the Ethics of Artificial Intelligence in Health Care

Kansas City experts are teaming up to consider the ethical implications of using artificial intelligence in health care.

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Calvary Temple Baptist Church

Witnessing World AIDS Day

“You observe World AIDS Day, you don’t celebrate it,” Reverend Eric D. Williams clarified, “you use this day as an opportunity to educate and prevent the spread of the disease because it is not over.”

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Picture of flavored JUUL e-cigarette products.

Fog of Vaping Crisis Engulfs Teen Lives

Kansas City-area teens and school districts are closely monitoring developments in the vaping-related lung injury outbreak.

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nurse with syringe

Sex and Cancer

Five years ago, Kansas had the dubious honor of being the worst state in the nation when it came to protecting adolescents against a cancer-causing virus. Missouri was not a whole lot better. The measure, released by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, was the rate at which states were vaccinating kids against…

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