Healthcare and Insurance
The good news, to people starving for some amid the carnage of the COVID-19 pandemic, is that in this region, the caseloads appear to be tapering off. A number of metrics reinforce that: The Web site rt.live, created by a pair…
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Mary Anne Jackson was named dean of the University of Missouri - Kansas City's medical school earlier this month after servicing as interim dean for nearly two years. Q. Medical school is already an intense environment. Has it become more…
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Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly has added a new phase to stay-at-home restrictions which would require certain business across the state to close back down on Monday, under a plan called Phase 1.5. They include bars, casinos, museums, theaters and entertainment…
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COVID-19 testing is increasing in Missouri, according to Missouri Gov. Mike Parson. About 60,000 tests could be performed in Missouri each week if needed, now, he said in his daily news brief. “One of our primary focuses during this pandemic…
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Several hospitals are seeing major executive pay cuts due to the COVID-19 pandemic. "As the virus spread beginning in mid-March, the falloff in patient volume and a ban on lucrative nonemergency surgeries led many hospital chains to lose tens of…
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A virtual town hall hosted by Children's Mercy hospital provided parents with what they can expect from summer childcare. You can view the whole webcast on Microsoft Teams here. Doctors and medical researchers weighed in with their opinions.
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Kansas City Mayor Quinton Lucas talks about weighing business and health concerns in the age of COVID-19 as restrictions are eased for restaurants and other businesses. Q. Is it tough to balance the health concerns you have for the public…
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Small college towns are apparently best-positioned to recover from COVID-19, according to Moody's Analytics. “The most dynamic recoveries may well bypass traditional powerhouses and take place instead in areas that either were or were poised to lead the way in…
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The COVID-19 pandemic metrics suggest that Missouri and Kansas are emerging from the worst of the crisis. Will those trend lines hold as economic restrictions are lifted. The good news, to people starving for some amid the carnage of the…
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There was a major jump in the acceptance of mask use as a way to prevent COVID-19 infection from March to April. A recent Gallup poll found that 32 percent of heath professionals say wearing a mask is just as…
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