Noah Taborda
Health ReporterAs KCUR's health reporter, I cover the Kansas City metro in a way that reflects our expanding understanding of what health means and the ways it touches different communities and different areas in distinct ways. I will provide a platform to amplify ideas and issues often underrepresented in the media and marginalized people and communities in an authentic and honest way that goes beyond the surface of the issues. I will endeavor to find and include in my work local experts and organizations that have their ears to the ground and a beat on the health needs of the community.
I started my journalism career in public radio at KBIA in Columbia, Missouri, covering local government while earning a bachelor’s degree in radio broadcasting at the University of Missouri School of Journalism. I then worked as an intern at KCUR on the Central Standard show and in the newsroom before covering the state government for the Kansas Reflector. I am also a 2020 Air New Voices Scholar. Reach me at noahtaborda@kcur.org.
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After the Red Bridge Shopping center closed down, parts of south Kansas City became food deserts. A new proposal would fill the vacancy with a new market and bring accessible food to the community by the end of the year.
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A Johnson County partnership is offering people with Down syndrome and their caretakers access to therapy services. Down Syndrome Innovations and the county-run mental health center will provide a mental health clinician for eight to 12 sessions per patient.
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Between 2012 and 2016, 662 babies in the Kansas City metro area died — about 11 every month. Maternal mortality rates are also higher than the national average, but some Kansas City groups are trying to improve both.
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A local auction company is selling the chairs, designed by Eames for Herman Miller, in a series of Thursday auctions. They usually sell for between $200 and $600 per lot.
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The FDA announced an Adderall shortage in October. Since then, Kansas City residents with ADHD have scrambled for alternatives as the shortage drags on with no clear end in sight.
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When teenagers and young adults in Missouri and Kansas struggle with addiction and alcohol abuse, some turn to outpatient groups based on the idea that substance abuse treatment has to be fun and feel good for it to stick — but former clients say the programs pushed them into reckless behavior.
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This week marked three years since the first announcement of a COVID-19 outbreak in Wuhan, China. After more than 31,000 deaths in Missouri and Kansas, local health officials are trying to keep people vigilant — but people are tired of pandemic measures.
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Marijuana is legal in Missouri but driving while high is not. How do police detect impaired driving?Reports of impaired driving under the influence of marijuana have gone up over the past decade. But how do police officers determine if a driver is high — and are these tests accurate?
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During the COVID-19 pandemic, two-thirds of volunteers in the U.S. cut down their volunteer hours or stopped altogether. Now, the University of Kansas Health System is encouraging people to re-engage in their philanthropic efforts.
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The Kansas City, Missouri Health Department sounded the alarm about syphilis in 2019. Since then, cases have continued to climb, spurred by the pandemic and reduced federal funding.