OTC meds may help some, but not all factors causing persistent cough
Fri, 05/16/2025 - 5:51am
No one wants to be the person who can’t stop coughing.
Health/Lifestyle
Medicaid expansion saved thousands of lives
Fri, 05/16/2025 - 5:51am
It allows more people to pursue preventive care
First case of measles in Wichita area
Fri, 05/09/2025 - 6:11am
TOPEKA - The Wichita area reported its first case of measles on Wednesday, an announcement that moves this highly contagious disease out of rural southwest Kansas counties and into a major metropolitan area.
Poll: 76% of Americans are opposed to Medicaid funding cuts
Fri, 05/09/2025 - 6:11am
WASHINGTON - A majority of Americans, including most Republicans, oppose major cuts in federal funding for Medicaid, according to a poll released last week by the nonpartisan health research organization KFF.
New law expands child care access, creates Office of Early Childhood
Fri, 05/02/2025 - 6:08am
TOPEKA - Gov. Laura Kelly signed legislation last week consolidating the state’s early childhood services under one department and supporting creation of more child care openings.