Health
Planned Parenthood offers sex ed materials in Kansas
The head of Planned Parenthood of Kansas and Mid-Missouri is criticizing Kansas legislation that would bar abortion providers from having any relationship with public schools.
Kansas insurance regulator backs Medicaid expansion
Kansas Insurance Commissioner Sandy Praeger says she supports an expansion of the state's Medicaid program encouraged by the federal government's overhaul of health care.
KU researchers: Prenatal DHA reduces preterm birth
University of Kansas researchers are adding to the body of knowledge on the benefits for pregnant women of an omega-3 fatty acid called DHA.
Synthetic marijuana linked to kidney damage
Health officials say synthetic marijuana has been linked to kidney damage in some teens and young adults.
Emergency responders seek more disease testing
Emergency medical responders are asking Kansas lawmakers to require testing for more communicable diseases and improve notification of first responders.
Kansas reporting higher-than-normal flu cases
Kansas health officials say the state is being hit hard by the flu in the current flu season.
Kansas to have educational meetings on Medicaid
Kansas Medicaid recipients can learn about changes in the health care coverage program at one of 16 meetings being held around the state this month.
KU Hospital study says yoga helps heart
University of Kansas Hospital research is finding that regular yoga may help keep heart rhythm disorders in check.
Two Kansas hospitals sold to California company
A California company is buying two financially troubled hospitals in eastern Kansas.
Lawrence-Douglas County Health Department funding cuts change STD testing costs
The Lawrence-Douglas County Health Department recently received some bad news about their HIV tests.