Health
Officials say mental health issues put on back burner in Douglas County
Mental illnesses are like physical ones; they are biologically based and can be treated. Local health officials started digging deeper into this issue after the tragedy in Aurora, Colorado, where one man killed 12 people and injured 58 during the midnight premiere of The Dark Knight Rises.
State reviewing health insurance rate increases
State insurance regulators have started closely reviewing health insurance premiums that increase by 10 percent or more.
Cargill Beef recalls 30,000 pounds of ground beef
Hannaford Supermarkets is alerting consumers that Cargill Beef is voluntarily recalling 29,339 pounds of ground beef that may contain salmonella.
Kansas to review acquisition of Medicaid contractor
Kansas will review plans by the nation's second-largest health insurance company to buy another company recently awarded a contract to help manage the state's Medicaid program.
A look at federal health care overhaul in Kansas
Here is a look at where Kansas stands on implementing President Barack Obama's federal health care overhaul, which the Supreme Court ruled Thursday can go forward.
Court upholds individual mandate in health care law
The Supreme Court has upheld the heart of President Barack Obama's health care overhaul -- ruling in favor of the requirement that most Americans can be required to have health insurance, or else pay a penalty.
Kansas awards Medicaid contracts to 3 companies
Kansas has awarded contracts to manage its Medicaid program to subsidiaries of three out-of-state health insurance companies.
KU Med gets $1 million for physiology professor
The University of Kansas Medical Center will use a $1 million gift to create a physiology professorship.
Kansas doctor stripped of license vows appeal
A Kansas doctor stripped of her medical license is making no apologies.
Task force suggests first Kansas dental school
A task force appointed by the Kansas Board of Regents says the state needs to start planning its first dental college.