FDA Warns Of Possible Heart Problems From Popular Antibiotic
Updated: 3:55 PM The drug, called azithromycin and sold under the brand names Zithromax and Zmax as Z-Pak capsules
Updated: 3:55 PM The drug, called azithromycin and sold under the brand names Zithromax and Zmax as Z-Pak capsules
Posted: 9:10 AM A new coalition is launching a campaign to get Kansas to expand its Medicaid program as encouraged by the federal government's overhaul of health care.
Posted: 9:07 AM Mental health advocates plan to rally in Topeka this week for increased funding for services throughout Kansas.
Posted: 2:58 PM New York City's groundbreaking limit on the size of sugar-laden drinks has been struck down by a judge shortly before it was set to take effect.
Posted: 11:25 AM A Kansas House committee has approved a sweeping anti-abortion bill that prevents groups providing abortion services from being involved in the state's public schools.
Updated: 4:45 PM Common conditions seen at Via Christi Clinic locations.
Posted: 1:26 PM Health officials say there's been an alarming increase in some dangerous superbugs at U.S. hospitals.
Posted: 11:39 AM Many parts of the new health care law are hard enough to understand, even for English speakers.
Updated: 9:18 PM More than 1,700 people visited the Kansas Pavilions for the Kansas Mercy Mission dental clinic.
Updated: 3:17 PM Common conditions seen at Via Christi Clinic locations.
Posted: 9:52 AM A Kansas Senate committee has endorsed an effort to build a center devoted to adult stem cells at The University of Kansas Medical Center.
Posted: 11:55 AM Republicans on the House Appropriations Committee have endorsed a resolution urging Gov. Sam Brownback to reject expansion of Medicaid services in Kansas.
Updated: 2:03 AM Shoveling and sledding accidents are also responsible for many injuries.
Posted: 11:49 AM A Kansas House committee is considering a resolution declaring the Legislature's opposition to expanding Medicaid following the federal government's overhaul of health care.
Posted: 3:23 PM It would create the Midwest Stem Cell Therapy Center at the medical center in Kansas City, Kan.
Updated: 3:43 PM Common conditions seen at Via Christi Clinic locations.
Updated: 8:28 AM A government report says an increasing number of women are using the morning-after pill after sex. The study by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is the first by the government to focus on emergency contraception since the approval of the morning-after pill 15 years ago.
Posted: 9:10 AM Alaska environmental regulators say Nestle Prepared Foods Co. has issued a recall of Lean Cuisine mushroom ravioli after consumer reports that glass shards were found in the product.
Posted: 7:39 AM The Kansas Department of Health and Environment is seeking public comment on a plan to clean up contamination at the former Unocal Chemical Distribution site in Wichita.
Posted: 8:25 AM A push for the legalization of physician-assisted suicide is under way in a half-dozen states where proponents say they see strong support for it.
Posted: 8:46 AM A proposal in the Kansas House would allow University of Kansas medical students to receive privately funded abortion training.
Posted: 8:31 AM Emergency medical responders are asking Kansas lawmakers to require testing for more communicable diseases and improve notification of first responders.
Updated: 8:26 AM Kansas health officials say the state is being hit hard by the flu in the current flu season.
Updated: 3:54 PM Common conditions seen at Via Christi Clinic locations.
