Health

The Screen Sanity Summit will offer parents advice and conversations on guiding their kids' entry into the digital realm.

Hope for COVID 'long-haulers' comes with new treatments and research

Legislator Crystal Williams says she received threats after introducing an ordinance that would restore some powers to the local health department. “Those people should feel ashamed of themselves,” she said.

Overexposure to physical and mental stress that can result in feeling detached and hopeless is risk of of the pandemic.

With the holiday weekend approaching and COVID cases rising fast, Kansas City health officials are warning people to get vaccinated and gather only in small groups in order to prevent more hospitalizations and deaths.

As COVID cases surge, local hospitals are getting calls from as far away as Michigan and Texas seeking beds for patients. But Kansas City has its own crisis to deal with.

Missouri’s attorney general says a ruling from a Cole County judge invalidates mask mandates for both local health authorities and school districts, but a St. Louis University law professor disagrees, saying it depends on who is issuing the order.

The standard advice for dealing with the coronavirus still holds true for the new variant.

While many local jails already offered feminine hygiene products for free, at some, cost was a barrier. State funding in the latest budget aimed to eliminate that.

The pandemic brought on a multitude of issues, but one that fell by the wayside was the opioid and drug overdose crisis.

A UMKC psychology graduate with a bird’s eye view of Kansas City’s public health says arguments aren’t the best way to convince someone to get the COVID-19 vaccine.

After losing her apartment, Amanda Finley sought refuge at a Missouri campsite she calls her "happy place." Even as much of the country returns to normal, she's working to remind people that COVID long-haulers are still coping with illness and income loss.