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Even if you already bought a health plan this year, you may qualify for a steeper discount that you can apply to receive now or claim on your taxes next spring.

April is National Donate Life Month. It serves as a reminder of the importance that organ, eye and tissue donors can make in the lives of others.

How masks have become so politicized, and what prompted one Kansas City woman to become a living organ donor.

Smith is the recipient of the coveted Award for Excellence in Health Care Journalism from the Association of Health Care Journalists.

Stimulus checks are the tip of the iceberg that is the $1.9 trillion dollar American Rescue Plan.

The massive American Rescue Plan signed by President Joe Biden on March 11 will provide aid to people, businesses and relief programs, and Lulu Garcia-Navarro shares stories about 'The Moment' when COVID-19 became a reality for millions of Americans nearly one year ago.

Wilma Gibson is the matriarch of a big, affectionate family. But she lives alone and hasn't touched her daughter — or anyone else — in a year.

Wilma Gibson is the matriarch of a big, affectionate family. But she lives alone and hasn't touched her daughter — or anyone else — in a year.

A bill that would legalize medicinal cannabis in Kansas would limit the types of problems the drug could be prescribed for. It would also guard against seeking out a doctor simply for a quick prescription.

Remote P.E. has forced gym teachers to re-think fitness for their students. But can they help stir-crazy adults?

Remote P.E. has forced gym teachers to re-think fitness for their students. But can they help stir-crazy adults?

A year ago, KCUR aired the "coronavirus diaries" of a Kansas City native teaching English in China. Back then, his account of life in quarantine — including an eerily quiet Super Bowl watch party — seemed unimaginable. Now, the normalcy of his post-COVID life is what's surreal.