Bek Shackelford-Nwanganga
Health equity reporter, Kansas News ServiceBek Shackelford-Nwanganga reports on health disparities in access and health outcomes in both rural and urban areas.
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Navigators help people enroll in Medicaid and insurance on the federal marketplace. Federal funding cuts by the Trump administration mean Kansas will have less navigators. -
Al menos 23 personas de Kansas han dado resultado positivo a sarampión. Las autoridades de salud recomiendan un esquema de vacunación completa contra esta enfermedad. -
At least 23 Kansans have tested positive for measles. Health officials urge full vaccination against the disease.
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Black Kansans die at higher rates of seven of nine leading causes of death than all other Kansans. Advocates say now is an important time to focus on these disparities. -
University of Kansas leaders say they won’t offer gender-inclusive living assignments at one dormitory beginning next academic year, and they will get rid of a gender-neutral bathroom there. -
Emails show health department officials argued over basic things like office space during a major tuberculosis outbreak in the Kansas City area. Some staff think the tension set back the tuberculosis response — or at least made it more difficult. -
Emails show behind-the-scenes conflict as the Kansas City-area tuberculosis outbreak grew to one of the largest in U.S. history. The county's health director is no longer with the agency as of Tuesday. -
Pharmacists in Kansas say pharmacy benefit managers, a group that helps determine what medications insurance covers and how much they cost, are choking them out of business. -
El brote de tuberculosis comenzó en enero del año pasado. Los funcionarios de salud de Kansas dicen que los números están tendiendo a la baja, pero aún esperan encontrar más casos. -
The outbreak started last January. Kansas health officials say numbers are trending downward, but they still expect to find more cases.
