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KU Med Breaks Ground For New, $75M Training Facility
When Dr. David Zamierowski was training as a physician in the 1960s, he tried out his new skills on living patients.
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THE REARVIEW: (Three stories to have in your wheelhouse) 3 Americans who thwarted train attack receive France’s Legion Of Honor The honors kept coming all week, and deservedly so, for those brave boys, ahem, men, on the French train. We’re so enamored that they were forgiven for wearing polo shirts to the Frenchie version of the White House;…
How opera helped a young singer from Ferguson succeed
Nine Network | PBS As the anniversary of Michael Brown’s death approached, young opera singer Melvin Bozeman reflected on his experience with the police in Ferguson and how the arts drove him to succeed. Bozeman graduated from McCluer North High School in Florissant, Missouri, this past spring. He said he has had negative experiences with…
Take 5 for your Health
NURSES RALLY TO PROTEST STAFFING AND COMPENSATION AT RESEARCH MEDICAL CENTER Dozens of registered nurses and supporters marched and chanted outside of Research Medical Center in Kansas City on Thursday evening to draw attention to labor issues. The picketers, who were organized by the National Nurses United union, say the hospital is failing to comply…
Swimming Pool Parasite Sickens Three In Johnson County
A disease caused by swimming pool parasites has been diagnosed in some Johnson County, Kansas residents and led to the temporary closure of a pool in Overland Park. Cryptosporidiosus, or crypto, is spread by contact with waste, contaminated food or water,or infected people. Symptoms include diarrhea, abdominal cramps, fever, nausea, and vomiting. “At this time,…