Health

As Kansas City prepares to close the temporary shelter at Bartle Hall a better plan for the homeless remains elusive, and some COVID-19 variants have found their way to Missouri and Kansas City.

Johnson County, Kansas, and Kansas City, Missouri, health officials explain the supply and distribution of COVID-19 vaccines and political satirist Bassem Youssef adds children's author to his list of talents.

Portions of the Kansas City metro have limited-to-no access to COVID-19 vaccines

Portions of the Kansas City metro have limited-to-no access to COVID-19 vaccines and more young adults are living at home now than ever before.

The state health department says hospital fundraising boards were not part of Phase 1 of the vaccine rollout for health care workers and nursing home residents.

Rarely knowing how many doses it will receive or when, the Unified Government Public Health Department is one of many struggling to navigate the distribution of the COVID-19 vaccine.

An explanation of how America is built to benefit the wealthy and health administrators offer an update on the COVID-19 vaccine distribution in the Kansas City metro.

Pat Gray was 12 years old when she lost the use of her legs to polio. Now 80 and in an assisted living facility, she sees similarities between the two viruses and their aftermath.

Kansas pharmacies preparing for the massive effort to vaccinate people against COVID-19 are looking for more pharmacists and pharmacy technicians.

After fleeing political violence in Haiti, Annessoir Annelus came to Kansas City and worked his fingers to the bone building a better life for his family.

Gun-related suicides among young adults in Missouri had been declining since at least 1999, according to a new analysis from the University of Missouri-Kansas City. But after the state eliminated its permit-to-purchase requirement in 2007, firearm suicide rates among adults ages 19 to 24 jumped by nearly 22%.

Doctors are pleading with the public to wear masks, as COVID hospitalizations continue to break new records around the Kansas City area.