Healthcare

Birthing Battle | Labor Pains

By Catherine Hoffman, Vicky Diaz-Camacho | July 22, 2020

Infant and maternity mortality rates in the Kansas City area keep climbing. This hit close to home for Izula Jade

Other hospitals sue patients for medical payments in Johnson County. But until recently none did so as frequently as Olathe Medical Center.

By Celia Llopis-Jepsen, Kansas News Service | April 17, 2020

A Kansas hospital bought Coronavirus tests that may only show that you’ve had a cold.

By Mike Sherry | March 19, 2020

Kansas City-area hospitals could face a hospital bed crunch if the worst-case scenario occurs during the coronavirus pandemic.

By Corinne Boyer | February 10, 2020

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

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