Many components of the health care system — often including patients themselves — look straight past patients’ teeth and down their throats, rather than addressing oral health needs. Medicare is no different. Original Medicare with no supplementary medigap plan, the insurance that covers roughly 427,200 seniors in Kansas, offers no preventive or restorative dental coverage, nor does it cover dentures. That ...
This column is about to enter its seventh month, which feels simultaneously like the blink of an eye and eons. I wanted to pause for a moment of reflection after a new experience this month, which has had a huge impact on my perspective and my goals. I spent four days in Phoenix for the Association of Health Care Journalists’ 2018 conference, thanks to a fellowship from the Kansas Health Foundation. I heard ...
I travel so infrequently that I didn’t realize I needed to check my bag before I got into the security line at the Kansas City airport. Thus, my trip began with a mildly embarrassing, panic-stricken moment, but otherwise it was off to a great start. Yet I hadn’t even considered how starving I’d be by the time I got to my hotel. With a quick glance at the room service menu, my eyebrows hit the ceiling, and ...
“What are those funny helmets hooked up to the big machines, and who let that woodpecker inside?” That might have been my first question walking into Prime TMS, 1811 Wakarusa Drive, Suite 102, if I hadn’t done a bit of research beforehand.The business, which opened in February, offers deep transcranial magnetic stimulation, or deep TMS. It’s an alternative treatment for people whose depression has not ...
What’s better than the University of Kansas purchasing 180 Jayhawk-bespeckled bikes for all students and community members to share? Getting them for free. KU has partnered with the company VeoRide to bring a bike-share program to campus, and it’s happening soon — the bikes are expected to be delivered Monday. They’ll celebrate with a launch party from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Wednesday, April 18, on the lawn ...
If you’ve ever strength trained, you might know the sweet satisfaction that comes with perfecting your form on a particularly challenging workout. Something just clicks, and it feels so right. (Why yes, I did just finally master the deadlift. Thanks for asking.) You probably also know the sweet symphony of soreness your muscles sing by the next morning. Although it’s a natural phenomenon, and in general ...
