health care

An update on national and local coronavirus vaccine trials, and the latest on Alzheimer's research and therapies.

As health care providers brace for increasing infection rates, one drive-thru food giveaway is adding free COVID-19 testing to the menu and exam rooms are being retrofitted to reduce the risk of viral spread.

Far from waning, coronavirus has fed off of people’s impatience with social distancing. ICUs are filling up. Flu shots could help save beds for COVID-19 patients.

As hospital beds fill up in rural parts of the state and nearby cities, some doctors say southwestern Kansas is running out of options.

Studies suggest that even if you go to a hospital in your insurance network to get care, there's a good chance you'll find out afterward that a third-party outside your network has the right to bill you, too.

Republican Roger Marshall and Democrat Barbara Bollier have one thing they agree on: getting rid of surprise medical bills.

Republican Tracey Mann and Democrat Kali Barnett don't always see eye-to-eye on the issues that are important Kansans and Americans going into the 2020 election. Here's how the two line up.

Missouri hasn't imposed a statewide mask mandate to fight the spread of the COVID-19, despite memos from the White House Coronavirus Task force recommending it to the state.

A project started by employers in Indiana who wanted to compare costs among hospitals has grown to include 49 states. Hospitals dispute their findings.

A single building with more than 50 uncounted units could potentially cost Missouri more than $60,000 a year in federal funds.

Some folks suffering from COVID-19 aren’t just laid up for a few days. The disease can leave some bed- and couch-bound for months.

Doctors still struggle to treat COVID-19 survivors experiencing symptoms months after infection, a local transplant center takes extra care with organ recipients, and the legacy of a Kansas City Chiefs stand-out is examined in a new film.