transplants

Across the country, nearly 95,000 people are waiting for a kidney transplant. And the list has been growing for years. That's pushed some people to try...

Two Kansas City area hospitals joined 12 other transplant centers this week in a lawsuit over a new liver allocation policy that they say will result in…

Segment 1: Storm spotters are the first line of defense against incoming severe weather.Meteorologist don't just rely on sophisticated equipment to…

Doctors at the University of Kansas Hospital say a change in the distribution of livers across the country could result in Kansans waiting longer for…

Shivering outside her home on a freezing day in Park Hills, Loretta Boesing explains that weather in eastern Missouri can be all over the map.“It’s…

Artist and pastor Dylan Mortimer had just moved with his family from Kansas City to Brooklyn, New York, for an adventure the last time he spoke to KCUR.…

Through late spring and into early summer, Kansas City artist Dylan Mortimer searched the trees in Swope Park for signs of death. He found a 40-footer…

Medical tourism is a multi-billion dollar industry. It's where countries or cities become known for a certain kind of medical procedure and attract…

Segment 1: Examination of the secrecy shrouding Kansas government ignites momentum for openness, but it's dwindling. Kansas is considered to be one of the…

The monarch butterfly migration is one of the most beautiful phenomena in nature. Today, we speak with an Overland Park native who is following the…

Since he took over as interim secretary of the Kansas Department for Aging and Disability Services, Tim Keck has emphasized improving morale at state…

A new transplant center at Children’s Mercy will foster collaboration between heart, kidney and liver specialists.Executive Medical Director Charlie…