MSSC history includes major push against polio
Many diseases have motivated MSSC to community action over the past 120 years, from tuberculosis to smallpox to diphtheria to COVID-19. But no effort was bigger than the one targeting
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News to Know
Join efforts to prevent physician suicides
One in 10 physicians contemplates suicide in his or her career, and 300-400 U.S. physicians die by suicide each year, according to national estimates. It’s not just a national concern.
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Maternal deaths up in Kansas, nation
Maternal deaths in the U.S. more than doubled during the past two decades, according to a study published last month in the Journal of the American Medical Association. Maternal mortality
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Site selected for KUSM/WSU campus
The Wichita City Council voted earlier this month to sell or lease two downtown properties for the site of the new joint health sciences center for University of Kansas School
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Prior-authorization reform gains traction
Though efforts to reduce the burden of prior authorization didn’t advance in the Kansas Legislature this year, there is hope for reform at the federal level. U.S. Sen. Roger Marshall,
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Black docs initiative earns national award
The Medical Society of Sedgwick County received a national Profile of Excellence award this month for its work to increase the number of Black physicians practicing in the Wichita area.
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Legislative session was mixed bag of wins and disappointments
The 2023 Kansas legislative session included both successes and disappointments on health care issues. The Legislature increased the penalties for violence against health care workers, who have faced a rise
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Cancer drug shortage forces doctors to make some tough decisions
A nationwide shortage of more than a dozen chemotherapy drugs, including several preferred ones used to treat gynecological and other cancers, has forced Wichita providers into difficult conversations about how
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Medicine readies for the AI revolution
Medicine may be on the cusp of a technological revolution. Artificial intelligence and machine learning hold the potential for advancing the practice of medicine and improving patient treatment and outcomes.
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Are you ready for the AI revolution?
Though various forms of artificial intelligence have been in use for many years, the recent release of large language models such as ChatGPT have captivated media attention and raised questions
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