University of Kansas Medical Center

After three years of free-to-ride public buses, the Kansas City Area Transportation Authority is thinking about charging fares again. Plus: Large areas of Missouri and Kansas are without primary care doctors, but many hope that medical students just starting their careers will help remedy that.

As much as 80% of Missouri and about 50% of Kansas lacks a primary care doctor, according the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, leading to hours-long drives for patients. Medical school students just starting their careers may hold the key to serving those communities.

COVID-19, RSV and the flu cases are filling up emergency rooms in the metropolitan area. Many area hospitals are at capacity, with some even putting beds in the hallways. All of this is overwhelming nurses already stretched thin.

Colleagues, friends and family of Norge Jerome will gather on Sunday to remember the KU Medical Center faculty member for her work linking culture and diet in the study of public health outcomes, as well as for her support of education, service and the arts.

Despite the disproportionate impact of the pandemic on the Latino community, there has been a lack of information and educational resources. Community-led initiatives and nonprofits are working to overcome the myriad challenges.

A pesar del desproporcionado impacto de la pandemia sobre la comunidad latina, hubo una falta de información y de recursos educativos. Las organizaciones sin fines de lucro y las iniciativas lideradas por la comunidad están actuando para sobreponerse a un sinnúmero de desafíos.

Most of the patients who are turned away are from rural areas with no mask mandates, said Dr. Heather Harris, Hays Medical Center's medical director.

Mayor Quinton Lucas defended new restrictions and called on all local governments to enact the same as COVID-19 hospitalizations hit another grim milestone.

Even as pharmaceutical companies announce high success rates in their most recent trials, life won't return to normal anytime soon.

Kansas congressman's wife and KU's Alzheimer's Disease Center expert offer updates on Dennis Moore and medical advancements.

Scientists at the University of Kansas Medical School are seeking 500 health care workers for a clinical trial of hydroxychloroquine.

With Kansas hospitals anticipating a surge of COVID-19 patients over the next few weeks, 52 fourth-year medical students at the University of Kansas have…