A new candidate gene for Specific Language Impairment (SLI) has been identified by a research team directed by Mabel Rice from the University of Kansas, in collaboration with Shelley Smith, University of Nebraska Medical Center, and Javier Gayán of Neocodex, Seville, Spain.
A group of 10 abortion-rights opponents on Saturday held a memorial service outside murdered Kansas abortion provider George Tiller's Wichita clinic, after counter-protests from abortion-rights supporters "thwarted the event for most of the day," the AP/Yahoo! News reports.
After the murder last month of Kansas abortion provider George Tiller, "there is a very real danger" that the availability of abortion later in pregnancy "will end in this country -- not after publi
The Kansas Department of Health and Environment's fourth annual Health Disparities Conference took place Monday and Tuesday, focusing on how health status can be shaped by environment, education, income and other social factors, the Wichita Eagle reports. Sharon Goolsby, director of the health department's Center for Health Disparities, said, "All policy is health policy.
The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) is encouraging Kansans to get tested for sexually transmitted diseases (STD) this April in recognition of STD Awareness Month. To help raise awareness, KDHE's STD Program is working with MTV, the Kaiser Family Foundation, Planned Parenthood Federation of America and other national partners to inform young people about STDs and to promote testing and treatment as needed.
The recent acquittal of Kansas abortion provider George Tiller "might ... be a Pyrrhic victory, i.e., one that is really ruinous to the victor," Washington Times columnist Cheryl Wetzstein writes in an opinion piece.
The Kansas Senate on Friday voted 25-11 to approve a bill (S.B. 218) that would amend the state's law on abortions later in pregnancy to require that doctors provide more detailed medical explanations to the state before performing the procedures, the Wichita Eagle reports.
Abortion-rights opponents intend to use the two-week congressional recess that began on Friday to lobby against the confirmation of HHS secretary nominee Kansas Gov. Kathleen Sebelius (D) because of her support for abortion rights, CQ HealthBeat reports. Although the Senate initially appeared on track to confirm Sebelius last week, Sen. Jim Bunning's (R-Ky.) objection to a measure that would have brought the nomination to a vote in the
Lawmakers did not raise the issue of abortion rights on Thursday during HHS secretary nominee Kansas Gov. Kathleen Sebelius' (D) appearance before the Senate Finance Committee, nor did they address the governor's recent correction of tax errors, the
HHS secretary nominee Kansas Gov. Kathleen Sebelius (D) will appear before the Senate Finance Committee on Thursday, where senators likely will ask "more questions about her policies and politics" than about the $7,000 in back taxes she recently paid, the
A coalition of antiabortion-rights groups on Monday sent a letter to each member of the Senate voicing opposition to President Obama's nomination of Kansas Gov. Kathleen Sebelius (D) as HHS secretary, The Hill reports.
A simple test is now available in the Wichita, Kan., area that determines if the aspirin you are taking to prevent a heart attack or stroke is effective. The AspirinWorks(R) Test (http://www.aspirinworks.com) is available to doctors across Kansas through AMS Laboratory.
