KC Checkup

Found in most parts of the body, adult stem cells have the potential to grow into any of the body's more than 200 cell types, offering potential therapies…

Walk into the courtroom of Wyandotte County District Judge Kathleen M. Lynch and you may be surprised to find lawyers who aren’t asked to stand up and a…

Kansas City has received national recognition for its wide-ranging and collaborative efforts to improve public health.The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation…

Health rankings published in recent years have made it clear that there’s a lot of work to do in Wyandotte County, Kansas, which has some of the worst…

Danette K. Wilson took over as president and chief executive officer of Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas City in January, taking the reins from David…

Dalyn Schmitt formed the Heartland Regional Alcohol and Drug Assessment Center (RADAC) in 1998, building on state-funded services previously provided by…

The open enrollment period for 2015 health care coverage under the Affordable Care Act is coming up on Nov. 15 and extends to Feb. 15. The federal health…

The Latino population has been booming in Kansas in places where growth is otherwise stagnant.Today, one in 10 Kansans is Latino. But there’s a big…

The University of Kansas fall semester started this week, and along with new classes comes a big change in lifestyle for thousands of students. Junk food,…

Although some disparities have been shrinking in recent years, African-Americans’ experience with health and healthcare still varies dramatically from…

Kansas City is known for lots of things: barbecue, the Country Club Plaza, broad boulevards, the place where Walt Disney grew up.Less flatteringly, Kansas…

The older you get, the more complicated and expensive health care becomes. A study from the National Institutes of Health shows that half the money that’s…