Healthcare
New Grant Helping Jackson County Encourage HPV Vaccinations
It might be a stretch for the United States to achieve an 80 percent vaccination rate against the human papillomavirus (HPV) within the next four years, as envisioned by the Healthy People 2020 plan set out by federal health authorities. Although HPV is a leading cause of certain cancers in both men and women, the…
KC Checkup: 5 questions with Dr. Buddhadeb Dawn
Found in most parts of the body, adult stem cells have the potential to grow into any of the body’s more than 200 cell types, offering potential therapies for a number of diseases. Scientists throughout Kansas are working with adult stem cells, but Kansas lawmakers created the Midwest Stem Cell Therapy Center (MSCTC) two years…
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Kansas Regents Prepare To Implement Gun Law Amid Concerns The chairman of the Kansas Board of Regents says he doesn’t anticipate substantial changes in state gun laws ahead of a deadline for allowing the concealed carry of handguns on university campuses. Shane Bangerter, a Dodge City attorney appointed to the board in 2013 by Gov….
A New Approach To Behavioral Problems In School
One of the first graders in Lori Williams’ classroom is clearly restless during the students’ morning community circle. As the children discuss their weekly goals, how to be a good citizen and what integrity means, the young girl is distracted. She wriggles and shifts, pulls both arms through a shirt sleeve and eventually checks out,…
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Amid Financial Troubles, Company Closes Two Kansas Ethanol Plants Financial problems at one of the world’s leading biofuels companies are causing ripples in the Kansas economy. The Spanish company, Abengoa Bioenergy, opened a state-of-the-art ethanol plant in October 2014 near Hugoton. Gov. Sam Brownback greeted the grand opening as a shot in the arm for the…