The University Of Kansas Health System Blogs

The University of Kansas Health System will join an elite group of health systems and hospitals by becoming the first in the region to provide lifesaving proton therapy in Kansas City to cancer patients. The highly specialized form of radiation treat...

Jul 09, 2019

Proton Therapy, Research & Innovation, Cancer

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Integrative Health

Integrative health, also known as integrative medicine, is an approach to health and wellness that seeks to find the root cause of health problems. The goal is to achieve physical, mental and social well-being throughout a person's lifespan and not o...

Jul 08, 2019

Integrative Health

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Preimplantation Genetic Testing Gives IVF Couples Peace of Mind

The University of Kansas Health System offers preimplantation genetic testing for couples who are trying to conceive through in vitro fertilization (IVF). The preimplantation diagnosis, or single gene testing, identifies diseases and genetic defects...

Jun 18, 2019

In Vitro Fertilization (IVF), Preimplantation Genetic Screening, In Vitro Fertilization (IVF)

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Resilience Toolbox Helps You Triumph Over Stress

Whether you are facing a medical illness or an imminent office deadline, it's important not to let stress consume you. Now, thanks to Turning Point, a program of The University of Kansas Health System, you can access skills online to help you cope wi...

May 22, 2019

Turning Point

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10 Symptoms of Polycystic Ovary Syndrome

Learn about 10 symptoms of polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) from Kansas City fertility specialist Courtney Marsh, MD.

May 17, 2019

Women's Health, Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome, Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS)

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A Gift From the Heart

Ida Mae "Mazie" Long loved her husband, Robert (Bob), through 52 years of marriage. From their meeting as undergraduate accounting majors at the University of Kansas, where both graduated in 1957, until Bob's death in 2009, Mazie was by his side. And...

May 14, 2019

Giving / Donations, Heart Disease

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Podcast: Women and Heart Disease

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, one in four deaths is caused by heart disease. Heart disease is the leading cause of death for both men and women. But did you know heart disease is different in women? In a recent podcast Ashley Simmons, MD, a non-invasive cardiologist at The University of Kansas Health System and director of the Adelaide C. Ward Women's Heart Program talked about heart disease and how it manifests differently in women than men.

May 06, 2019

Heart Care, Women's Health, Cardiology, Cardiovascular Disease, Heart Disease, Heart Disease in Women

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Setting An Example of Enduring Support

Cheryl and Jeff Jernigan show commitment to healthcare in this region. Few people have supported The University of Kansas Health System as long, as strongly or as completely as Cheryl and Jeff Jernigan. And by making a planned gift to Turning Point a...

Apr 26, 2019

Giving / Donations

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Immunotherapy Treatment for Allergies

Fall's seasonal activities are around the corner. Youth soccer and football games, hayrides and pumpkin patches may sound like fun, but for seasonal allergy sufferers, just thinking about these outdoor events is enough to make them itch. Over-the-cou...

Apr 23, 2019

Allergy and Immunology

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