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Posts Tagged ‘Health’

Bird Flu has Hit Cows in Kansas and Sparked Precautions in Missouri. Here’s What that means for You

By | June 12, 2024 | 0
A dairy cow in a pen at Be Whole Again Farm in Excelsior Springs.

Bird flu has hit cows in Kansas and sparked precautions in Missouri. Scientists say the more it spreads, the more chances it has to become a problem for people.

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Environmental Justice: Wyandotte County Seeks Solutions 

By | May 16, 2024 | 0
John Garland Park in Kansas City, Kansas, overlooks an industrial park.

Advocates in Wyandotte County are seeking environmental justice for communities paying the health care price for decades of industrial pollution.

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Kansas City-area Politicians Pick Between War on Drugs or Treatment When Spending Opioid Settlement Cash

By | April 17, 2024 | 0
Fake pill bottles with messages about OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma are displayed during a protest outside the courthouse where the bankruptcy of the company was taking place in White Plains, New York.

Local cities and counties are spending windfalls from legal settlements with opioid companies. While some prioritize law enforcement, others focus on treatment.

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A Community Struggle to Maintain a Full-Service Grocery

By | March 25, 2024 | 0
A tall bronze memorial with figures at the top in front of Sun Fresh market.

The Sun Fresh grocery at Linwood and Prospect avenues in Kansas City is struggling to sustain itself in the face of neighborhood homelessness and drug use.

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St. Luke’s Merger with a St. Louis Hospital System Could Mean Bigger Medical Bills in Kansas City

By | January 9, 2024 | 0
Entrance of St. Luke's Hospital.

Some industry experts say the recent merger of St. Luke’s Health System of Kansas City with BJC Health System in St. Louis may lead to higher medical bills.

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