MSSC meeting reflects on extraordinary year
At MSSC’s first large in-person membership meeting of 2021 on Dec. 7, outgoing President Stephen Grindel, DO, praised the medical community’s response to the pandemic. “The past two years were
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2021
Reports show public health departments face crisis
State and local public health departments across the country are facing an uncertain future. A New York Times report found that many health departments have endured not only resistance and
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Film builds bridges to support more Black physicians
The 2021 documentary “Black Men in White Coats” pulls no punches: Black men are dying from preventable medical conditions, in large part because there are not enough Black male physicians.
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Fewer Kansas child deaths, but room for improvement
Fewer children died in 2019 than during any other year since the state of Kansas began reviewing childhood deaths in 1994. The State Child Death Review Board this month released
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Minns receives lifetime award; other physicians recognized
Dr. Garold Minns received a lifetime achievement award from the Wichita Business Journal as part of the newspaper’s annual Health Care Heroes recognitions. Minns, who is dean of the KU
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MPR celebrates its 10th anniversary of physician services
Medical Provider Resources (MPR) opened its doors in 2011, well-versed in providing physician verification services with a long history of excellence in staff credentialing expertise. Today, as it celebrates its
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Kansas leaders aim for inclusion, equity, access
Because of COVID-19 concerns, MSSC canceled its September membership meeting that was to feature two new leaders in the community: Teresa Miller, president and CEO of the Kansas Health Foundation,
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Ascension mandates COVID-19 vaccines; AMA supports
Ascension, the parent company of Ascension Via Christi, on July 27 announced it would require all of its associates to be vaccinated against COVID-19 by Nov. 12. This includes everyone,
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Doctors implored to step up vaccine education
The rapidly escalating surge in COVID-19 infections across the U.S. is once again overwhelming our hospitals, taxing overworked doctors and nurses, and worrying physicians who haven’t yet recovered from the
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Pandemic takes a toll on physician mental health
Stress, depression and exhaustion from the COVID-19 pandemic took a toll on family medicine physicians in Kansas, a new study found. More than half of family doctors surveyed last year
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