Public Health

When vaccinations started, folks who noticed flare ups started to wonder if this had to do with the new vaccine that was supposed to curb the rise in SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19 disease. (Adobe Image | Vicky Diaz-Camacho)

Getting Shingles or Hives After the Shot? Experts Connect the Dots

By Vicky Diaz-Camacho | April 28, 2021

Medical experts break down recent occurrences of shingles and hives and folks’ concerns about the vaccine for COVID-19.

Friends who live in a homeless camp recall Scott Eike, who froze to death on New Year's Day.

Unhoused and Unheard: Temporary Fixes Fall Short of Demands for Unhoused Community

By Vicky Diaz-Camacho, Cody Boston | March 9, 2021

The pandemic has exacerbated the homeless crisis in Kansas City, and advocates for the unhoused are pushing for more permanent solutions.

COVID on Campus: Unprecedented Challenges, Mixed Results

By Danielle DuClos | January 29, 2021

An analysis of four major Midwestern universities shows that no matter what the schools did to mitigate the COVID-19 pandemic the results were worse than predicted.

President Joe Biden receives the second dose of the COVID-19 vaccination

Biden Administration Boosting State COVID-19 Vaccine Shipments

By Laura Olson | January 27, 2021

President Joe Biden says his administration is boosting the number of doses sent to states each week and will be giving state officials more certainty on the number of doses they can expect in future shipments.

Entrance of the Performing Arts Center in downtown Leavenworth, Kansas

Leavenworth County Grapples With Politics of Wearing Masks During Pandemic

By Jacob Douglas | July 14, 2020

Leavenworth County, like most counties in Kansas, has prioritized local control over medical science when it comes to mandating masks during the pandemic.