Physicians are often first line of defense for suicides
People who die of suicide are much more likely to have seen a primary care doctor in the months prior to their death, according to a new report released by
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Community Health
As COVID-19 becomes endemic, medical community must persist
Relaxed guidelines released this month from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention essentially granted license to individuals to determine how to protect themselves and others from spreading COVID-19. But
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Physicians embrace social media to reach patients
Mostly decked out in blue scrubs in a quiet area of his office, Wichita psychiatrist Larry Mitnaul, MD, has figured out how to reach patients where few docs have gone
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Monkeypox not very deadly, but requires vigilance
On the heels of the COVID-19 pandemic, the monkeypox virus has made its presence known in the U.S., stealing headlines, veering into politics and creating plenty of watercooler fodder. But
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Racial gap drives increase in infant-mortality rates
The latest infant mortality data for Kansas show a substantial jump in Black infant mortality rates over 2019, blindsiding groups who work to increase infant survival rates across the state.
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MSSC recruitment initiative named after Brown family
In honor of Val Brown Sr., MD, who died in April at age 98, and in recognition of his family’s three generations of physicians serving Wichita, the MSSC Board of
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Free teletherapy, resources for MSSC members
Early in the pandemic, MSSC organized a list of local therapists and psychiatrists willing to see physicians and their staff members. It is now expanding those resources by adding a
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Doctors’ Day also for young minds
It’s not every day Regan DeHart, MD, gets treated like a celebrity. But after she spoke at Jefferson Elementary School last month, a student asked for her autograph. “This is
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New DO school readies for inaugural class in August
It’s nearly go-time, and the faculty and staff at Kansas Health Science Center’s Kansas College of Osteopathic Medicine – KansasCOM – are bustling with final touches: unpacking supplies, setting up
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Children’s mental health challenges continue to strain resources in Kansas
The latest COVID-19 wave may be waning, but the morass of mental health conditions the pandemic has left in its wake continues to strain resources and overwhelm physicians in Kansas
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