public health

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.

Even before the pandemic, pharmacists were notoriously busy. Now COVID-19 vaccines are adding to that workload. So thousands of their coworkers nationwide are training to help with immunizations.

Area medical professionals believe vaccinating Black Kansas Citians will be critical to curbing the pandemic in the area.

Missouri just topped 400,000 coronavirus cases and a new strain of the coronavirus is being reported in the United Kingdom, but experts remain optimistic about vaccines.

The reporters behind a new KCUR and Kansas City Star investigation break down the allegations against a former Kansas City, Kansas detective and experts answer your questions about the coronavirus vaccine rollout.

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.

COVID-19 infections and deaths have accelerated dramatically in the last month.

An obituary that Courtney Farr wrote for readers in his small hometown struck a nerve nationally. It was a message of mourning for his father, and a plea for people to respect medicine and science.

Some premiums will drop, others will rise. So experts recommend taking the time to comparison shop, even if you like the health insurance you bought last year.

During a recent outbreak at Centennial Homestead in rural central Kansas, the nursing home had to wait five days for COVID-19 test results from a lab hours away.