JOHNSON COUNTY, Kan. — Johnson County has an outbreak of whooping cough. On Friday, the health department said there have been 83 suspect, confirmed and probable cases so far this year, and…
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Time Magazine Stirs Up Controversy with Breast Feeding Cover
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Time Magazine is making jaws drop with its May 2012 cover photo. The image shows a…
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New Mothers Encouraged to Seek Help for Depression
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — As we approach Mother’s Day, a reminder that many women struggle emotionally during pregnancy and after….
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Woman Raises Awareness of Dangerous Pregnancy Condition
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Most women go into pregnancy thinking that they and their babies will be just fine, but…
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Woman Shares Fight Against Melanoma
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — It’s Melanoma Monday, a reminder that cases of this most dangerous form of skin cancer are…
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Gift to Enable Research of Lung Scarring
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Some people struggle to breathe because their lungs are scarred. Often the cause is unclear, and…
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Gilda’s Club Welcomes Those Affected by Cancer
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Gilda’s Club is named for comedienne Gilda Radner who died of cancer. It’s a club for…
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Study: Eye Drugs Equally Effective, Cost is Main Difference
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — One drug costs $50 a dose while another costs $2,000 You might think the expensive one…
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FOX 4 Health: Kansas City Opens a Donor Milk Bank
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Mother’s milk is best for baby, but not all babies can receive it from their own…
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Facebook Adds Organ Donor Status Feature
Are you an organ donor? You can now announce yourself on Facebook — or not. But if you want to,…
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Laser Aimed at Fighting Toenail Fungus
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — There is fungus among us. It gets into a lot of people’s toenails, making them unsuitable…
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Brain Death Defined for Organ Donors
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — April is “Donate Life Month”, and the Midwest Transplant Network hopes to clear up a misconception. …
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Unwanted Prescription Dropoff Locations
Kansas City residents will be able to drop off their unwanted prescription and over-the-counter drugs throughout Kansas City on Saturday….
