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When Victoria Worden of Kansas City was pregnant with her fourth child, she was addicted to heroin and hated herself for it.“When you are in withdrawal,…
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According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, black women are three to four times more likely than white women to die from…
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Segment 1: Leaders of the Kansas and Missouri chapters of the ACLU discuss their organizations' goings-on.With a federal court ruling Kansas Secretary of…
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Taja Welton is ready for her daughter to be born. She’s moved into a bigger house, one with room for a nursery. She has a closet full of pink, Minnie...
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How do you know if your child's day care facility is licensed, and why should you care if it is or not? Today we discuss child care regulation, and why…
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The University of Kansas Hospital is opening an obstetrics and gynecology clinic in the center of Kansas City, Kansas, to address a shortage of providers…
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Babies in midsize Kansas counties were more likely to die before their first birthdays than those in counties with larger or smaller populations,…
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Kansas recorded its lowest-ever infant mortality rate in 2015, when 230 infants died before their first birthday, according to the Kansas Department of…
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Health advocates have a simple message for parents: Don’t share a bed with your baby.Unfortunately, it’s a message many Kansas parents aren’t taking to…
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For expectant parents like Melissa and Michael Funaro, the prospect of a new baby evokes a host of emotions.“You have this thing inside of you growing,…
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Last month the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation recognized Kansas City for its efforts to improve public health with its Culture of Health prize.Now a newly…
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A new statistical summary by the Kansas Department of Health and Environment shows progress in reducing a long-standing health disparity between black and…