health

Avoiding A Summer Of Sizzling Sunburns

Beth Lipoff and Steve Kraske — Tue, 21 May 2013 23:00:00 +0000

If you just grab the highest SPF sunscreen when you head out to the lake, you might not be making the best choice.

Baby Care: The First Few Months

Beth Lipoff and Steve Kraske — Sun, 12 May 2013 17:00:00 +0000

When you're a parent—especially a first-time parent—you worry about all kinds of things you see in your baby's development.

Walking Across Kansas For Stroke Awareness

Beth Lipoff and Steve Kraske — Mon, 06 May 2013 23:00:00 +0000

Would you walk 500 miles to raise awareness for a cause? Would you walk 70 more?

A Window Into The World Of Tourette's

Beth Lipoff and Steve Kraske — Tue, 30 Apr 2013 23:00:00 +0000

People with Tourette's syndrome are often portrayed as spouting curse words uncontrollably, but there's more to the condition than that.

Is It Bioethical? Testing Kids For Adult-Onset Conditions

Steve Kraske and Danie Alexander — Thu, 04 Apr 2013 16:00:35 +0000

Should a child be able to grow up unhindered by the knowledge that later in life he or she will suffer from a serious illness?

A New Era Of Blood Donation

Beth Lipoff and Steve Kraske — Tue, 19 Feb 2013 15:47:03 +0000

We've all heard appeals to donate blood, but how have new advances in hematology changed the landscape? Is blood needed as much now as it was a decade ago?

Health Care Foundation President Steve Roling

Stephen Steigman and Steve Kraske — Mon, 28 Jan 2013 16:27:56 +0000

Steve Roling is stepping down from the Health Care Foundation of Greater Kansas City. He's led the foundation since it was created in 2002

A Text A Day Keeps The Doctor....In Touch?

Beth Lipoff, Steve Kraske and Stephen Steigman — Thu, 24 Jan 2013 00:00:00 +0000

It’s easy to go online and try to diagnose yourself when you're sick, but what do doctors think about that?

Health Levy Extension To April Ballot

Steve Bell — Fri, 18 Jan 2013 06:57:11 +0000

Kansas City, Missouri voters will decide on whether to keep the city's health levy at its present rate. The city council scheduled its extension to be on the April 2 ballot.

Diet Can Fix 'Milk And Cookie' Disease

Beth Lipoff and Steve Kraske — Tue, 08 Jan 2013 00:00:00 +0000

Kids take medicine for all kinds of chronic conditions these days, like constipation and acid reflux, but are medicines really necessary?

Genetic Sequencing Advances Help Identify & Treat Rare Diseases

Stephen Steigman and Steve Kraske — Mon, 07 Jan 2013 16:24:47 +0000

Recent advances in genome sequencing, including a technology developed at Children’s Mercy Hospital known as "fast sequencing," are helping medical professionals diagnose often-fatal diseases.

Stephanie Mott Shares Her Journey, Speaks Out On Transgender Issues

Susan B. Wilson — Wed, 26 Dec 2012 17:54:31 +0000

People who are transgender—meaning that they identify with a gender different from their biological one—face a difficult road to self-acceptance.

How Your Neighborhood Affects CPR Survival

Beth Lipoff and Steve Kraske — Tue, 11 Dec 2012 00:00:00 +0000

We've all heard the CPR checklist: Check the airway, start chest compressions, tilt the head back, and breathe.

America's Big Beef

Beth Lipoff and Steve Kraske — Mon, 10 Dec 2012 16:03:16 +0000

Just how much influence does Big Beef have in Cowtown?

Rats! What Will KCMO Do About The Sewers?

Beth Lipoff and Steve Kraske — Thu, 01 Nov 2012 15:04:49 +0000

What's the most common rat in Kansas City these days? Tipping the scales at 10-17 ounces and a nasty little 7-10-inch body, it's the Norway rat.