On the heels of the COVID-19 pandemic, the monkeypox virus has made its presence known in the U.S., stealing headlines, veering into politics and creating plenty of watercooler fodder. But
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The latest infant mortality data for Kansas show a substantial jump in Black infant mortality rates over 2019, blindsiding groups who work to increase infant survival rates across the state.
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In honor of Val Brown Sr., MD, who died in April at age 98, and in recognition of his family’s three generations of physicians serving Wichita, the MSSC Board of
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Early in the pandemic, MSSC organized a list of local therapists and psychiatrists willing to see physicians and their staff members. It is now expanding those resources by adding a
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It’s not every day Regan DeHart, MD, gets treated like a celebrity. But after she spoke at Jefferson Elementary School last month, a student asked for her autograph. “This is
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It’s nearly go-time, and the faculty and staff at Kansas Health Science Center’s Kansas College of Osteopathic Medicine – KansasCOM – are bustling with final touches: unpacking supplies, setting up
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The latest COVID-19 wave may be waning, but the morass of mental health conditions the pandemic has left in its wake continues to strain resources and overwhelm physicians in Kansas
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A dramatic decline in COVID-19 cases in Wichita and across the nation has many physician leaders feeling optimistic, but no one is quite ready to signal the pandemic is over.
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Recently, hospital Chief Medical Officer Lowell Ebersole, DO, grabbed some trash bags, PPE and other supplies and began emptying trash cans and restocking shelves in patient rooms in the medical
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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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