Cybercriminals are increasingly targeting hospitals and other medical providers. Ascension and its local hospitals are recent victims but far from alone. From 2018-22, there was a 93% increase in large
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The Federal Trade Commission voted last month to issue a final rule prohibiting most noncompete agreements, including for physicians. The rule takes effect 120 days after formal publication but is
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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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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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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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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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The 2024 Kansas legislative session convened Jan. 8 in Topeka, and some familiar issues are back. Gov. Laura Kelly is making a big push to expand Medicaid in Kansas. Her
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The percentages of people who reported at least one depressive episode in the previous year is higher in Kansas than the national averages ñ and percentages have been increasing, according
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A new report showed an overall drop in child deaths in Kansas but with two major concerns: Child homicides were at a 23-year high, and drug-related deaths have increased significantly
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Plastic surgeon Nataliya Biskup, MD, came away from her 10-day mission trip to Ukraine in October moved by the resilience of her patients ñ Ukrainian soldiers who had suffered grave
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