Overdose deaths decline in Kansas, nation
There were 644 drug overdose deaths in Kansas in 2023, a decline of 13% from the previous year, according to the state’s recently released 2023 Annual Summary of Vital Statistics.
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Community Health
Kansas Improves on Mental Health
Mental Health America ranked Kansas No. 22 nationally in 2024 for overall mental health. That’s a significant improvement from last year, when it ranked Kansas 51st out of 50 states
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Removing barriers to SUD treatment
More than 46 million, or 16.5%, of Americans meet the criteria for having substance use disorder, yet 94% receive no treatment, according to a 2021 study. The Sunflower Foundation’s Kansas
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Mental Health Resources for Physicians
A landmark 1973 report titled “The Sick Physician” declared physician impairment a widespread prob¬lem. In addition to physicians having higher rates of drug addiction than the general population, about 100
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Sedgwick County lags state, nation in health outcomes
Sedgwick County ranked below the average county in Kansas and the nation on several health outcomes, according to the 2024 County Health Rankings & Roadmaps prepared by the University of
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Social media and youth mental health
U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy, MD, called on Congress last month to require a warning on social media platforms stating that social media is associated with significant mental health harms
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About 60 local students attend ‘Doc for a Day’
MSSC and the Family Medicine Interest Group at the University of Kansas School of Medicine-Wichita held a special “Doc for a Day” event on April 6. About 60 local Black
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Low rates driving physicians from Medicare
It has long been the case that most physicians significantly limit their number of Medicaid patients. But flat or declining Medicare reimbursements are causing more physicians to reduce or restrict
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Kansas sets new low in birth rate
The birth rate in Kansas dropped in 2022 to its lowest point since recordkeeping began more than a century ago. According to the 2022 Kansas Annual Summary of Vital Statistics
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New, planned mental health services discussed
Like most states, Kansas doesn’t have enough mental health resources – both in facilities and providers, a problem exacerbated by growing numbers of residents experiencing mental health crises. But state,
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