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Advocates say the ordinance will protect vulnerable members of the community including immigrants and those who are homeless. Supporters are also hopeful the new measure will encourage collaboration with law enforcement.
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A federal mandate will soon require all U.S. nursing homes to vaccinate their workers or risk losing government funding. But some worry vaccine mandates will worsen staff shortages.
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After Missouri opened vaccine eligibility to seniors and high-risk individuals over two weeks ago, local organizations have battled various obstacles trying to distribute the doses where they’re needed most.
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The pandemic changed life in retirement communities. Getting residents vaccinated is the first step in moving back to the conviviality that draws people to them.
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Older Kansas Citians might get the vaccine sooner because they are at greater risk of dying from COVID-19, but the pandemic is casting a light on the long-standing health challenges they already face.
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Aaram Salam has two primary interests: piano, and Alzheimer's disease. At only 15, he's dedicated himself to combining the passions by playing recitals at nursing homes.
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It was just past breakfast time at the faux nursing-home cafeteria on the Neosho County Community College Ottawa campus, and I was about to find out what…
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Segment 1: One proposed bill in Kansas legislature would allow state prisoners expected to die to be released sooner.Although the bill would extend…
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High-stakes low-profileDemocrat and political newcomer Sharice Davids is leading in multiple polls and recent fundraising in her bid to oust Republican…
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The price of complimentsU.S. Sen. Pat Roberts isn’t even running for re-election this year. And he’s from Kansas. Yet he’s become a talking point in one…
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Sepsis hits nearly two million people in the U.S. a year and kills more than a quarter million. It’s a particular problem in nursing homes, where the…
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Segment 1: Methamphetamine epidemic of the 90s hasn't gone away in Missouri, it's gotten worse.There was at time when the number of mom-and-pop meth labs…