Salina, KS – The Kansas Health Policy Authority has to cut two million dollars from its budget next year to meet the budget targets set by the governor. The agency's board has endorsed a three-step plan to do just that.
More from Kansas Public Radio's Bryan Thompson.
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Salina, KS – The nationwide trend has been toward fewer people going without health insurance. As Kansas Public Radio's Bryan Thompson reports, Kansas has been bucking that trend.
Topeka, KS – Kansas Republican Senator Sam Brownback has weighed in on President Obama's health care speech to Congress Wednesday night.
Brownback says he believes the President focused too much on getting government involved in health care.
"I thought this was really going to be a chance of sorts to set the reset button and put out theories of ideas that were bipartisan, or a real process that could engage a bipartisan proposal," Brownback said. "Instead, he really seemed to move to the left."
Manhattan, KS – Veterinary scientists at Kansas State University are working to develop new ways to detect viral infections in both pigs and humans.
As Kansas Public Radio's Bryan Thompson reports, it could eventually mean that diseases like H1N1 Swine Flu will be diagnosed without the need for blood testing. Listen to the story here.
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Olathe, KS – A panel of experts says the U-S Army Corps of Engineers assessment of the environmental risks posed by a planned shipping facility near Gardner is deeply flawed. They presented their critique at a public meeting in Olathe on Thursday. Kansas Public Radio's Bryan Thompson was there, and filed this report.
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Salina, KS – Normally, Pottatwatomie County might see three or four cases of pertussis in a year. There have been a dozen cases in that county since June. More from Kansas Public Radio's Bryan Thompson.
Salina, KS – The State Board of Healing Arts begins five days of testimony today in a disciplinary hearing against an Overland Park osteopath. More from Kansas Public Radio's Bryan Thompson.
Salina, KS – The Kansas Department of Health and Environment has suspended the license of a day care home in Merriam following the death of an infant. More from Kansas Public Radio's Bryan Thompson.
Salina, KS – The murder of a Dr. George Tiller has other abortion providers on their guard. More from Kansas Public Radio's Bryan Thompson.
Dr. George Tiller was shot and killed while ushering at the church he attended in Wichita. The shooting leaves other abortion providers concerned that they too could be targeted.
Salina, Kansas – As predicted, additional cases of swine flu are continuing to turn up in the Kansas City area. Kansas Public Radio's Bryan Thompson has more.
State health officials have confirmed two more cases in Johnson County and two in Wyandotte County; three of the four new cases involve children.
Salina, KS – State health officials have set up a phone line and an e-mail address so concerned Kansans can ask questions about swine flu. Kansas Public Radio's Bryan Thompson has more.
