War on Ukraine personal
For two members of MSSC, Russia’s war on Ukraine is deeply personal. “I am incredibly saddened by all the events in Ukraine,” said Nataliya Biskup, MD, who practices at Wichita’s
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News to Know
Children’s mental health challenges continue to strain resources in Kansas
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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Almost Over?
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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Legislative issues impacting physicians carry into 2022
The 2022 Kansas Legislature convened on Jan. 10 for its annual session as physician advocates gear up to continue their vigilance on hot-button issues that impact doctors around the state.
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Staff shortages and capacity crises challenge hospitals
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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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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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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