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Director of Salus Products manufacturer displays an N95 facemask for children at a factory near Changodar, some 20 km from Ahmedabad on July 17, 2020. - India on July 17 became the third country in the world to record one million coronavirus cases, following Brazil and the United States where infections also continued to surge. (Photo by SAM PANTHAKY / AFP) (Photo by SAM PANTHAKY/AFP via Getty Images)

Médicos otorgan exenciones de tapabocas a estudiantes que no las necesitan

August 17, 2021 at 2:01 p.m.

Los padres de Kansas City que no quieren que sus hijos lleven tapabocas en la escuela a pesar de los mandatos están intercambiando nombres de médicos y enfermeras locales que...

Masks are a hot-button topic for educators and parents as kids head back to school.

Some doctors write mask exemptions for students who don’t need them

August 16, 2021 at 10:37 a.m.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Parents in Kansas City who don't want their children to wear masks in school despite mandates are swapping names of local physicians and nurse practitioners they...

This July 28, 2021 file photo shows a sign on the door of a hair salon informing patrons that masks are required to be in the business in Kansas City, Mo. Businesses large and small are reinstituting mask mandates and requiring vaccines of their customers as U.S. coronavirus cases rise. (Jill Toyoshiba/The Kansas City Star via AP, File)

Kansas, Missouri could take months to reach key vaccination threshold as delta surges

August 10, 2021 at 9:55 a.m.

Vaccinations have risen in Kansas and Missouri as more residents line up for shots, amid fears they could become the delta variant's latest victim or in hopes of snagging a...

'Las luces de bengala pueden arder a unos 1,200º Fahrenheit. Eso es casi cuatro veces la temperatura de su horno cuando hornea el pan', dijo Dhaval Bhavsar, director médico del Centro de Quemados Gene y Barbara Burnett del Sistema de Salud de la Universidad de Kansas.

¿Cuáles son los fuegos artificiales más peligrosos del 4 de Julio? Uno de ellos te sorprenderá

July 1, 2021 at 11:16 a.m.

Ya que es demasiado peligroso (incluso para los bomberos) hacer estallar una sandía para mostrar los peligros de los fuegos artificiales, los funcionarios del Departamento de Bomberos de Olathe, Kansas,...

"Sparklers can burn at about 1,200 degrees Fahrenheit. That is almost four times your oven temperature when you bake your bread, "said Dr. Dhaval Bhavsar, medical director of the Gene and Barbara Burnett Burn Center at The University of Kansas Health System.

What are the most dangerous Fourth of July fireworks? One of them might surprise you

July 1, 2021 at 10:19 a.m.

Since it's too dangerous — even for firefighters — to blow up a watermelon to show the perils of fireworks, Olathe, Kansas, Fire Department officials Tuesday did some grilling instead....

La lápida del soldado Kindall Johnson, un veterano de la Infantería de Marina de Estados Unidos, que se suicidó con dos balas en el corazón afuera de una estación de policía en 2015 en Springfield, Missouri.

Jóvenes veteranos de Missouri se suicidan a una tasa excepcionalmente alta. ¿Por qué?

May 11, 2021 at 11:48 a.m.

Kindall Johnson se levantó temprano ese sábado de octubre para llegar a la fiesta de bienvenida de su fraternidad. Al salir por la puerta de la casa de sus padres,...

Un niño recibe una prueba gratuita de COVID-19 en una clínica móvil de St. John's Well Child & Family Center establecida afuera de la iglesia Walker Temple AME en el sur de Los Angeles en medio de la pandemia de coronavirus el 15 de julio de 2020, en Los Angeles, California.

‘Me asusta’: Algunos padres rechazan las pruebas de covid para sus hijos enfermos, dicen los médicos

May 3, 2021 at 11:19 a.m.

Después de un invierno relativamente tranquilo en Pediatric Partners en Overland Park, Kansas, los niños enfermos han vuelto causar alboroto esta primavera. Están tosiendo. Tienen fiebre. Les duele la garganta....

La planta de procesamiento de carne de Smithfield Foods en Milan, Missouri, el jueves 21 de mayo de 2020.

Pandemia y negligencia de la era de Trump abruman a la agencia federal encargada de la seguridad de los trabajadores

March 25, 2021 at 11:24 a.m.

Trabajaban hombro con hombro con cuchillos afilados. Los turnos se ampliaron a 11 horas. Se les ofrecieron bonos de 500 dólares si no faltaban a un turno en un mes...

Joe Pleasant (32) of the Abilene Christian Wildcats celebrates after defeating the Texas Longhorns 53-52 in a first round game of the 2021 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament at Lucas Oil Stadium on Saturday March 20, 2021 in Indianapolis, Indiana.

On Joe Pleasant’s journey from being shunned in pickup games to NCAA shining moment

March 22, 2021 at 11:37 a.m.

As Joe Pleasant of Abilene Christian stepped to the free-throw line, transfixed by the basket with 1.2 seconds left in his 14th-seeded team's meeting with No. 3 seed Texas in...

Kansas school district is named for a Ku Klux Klan leader. Students demand a change

February 19, 2021 at 11:38 a.m.

After so many years, many people weren't sure if it was fiction. But the rumor that the Seaman School District in Topeka, Kansas, had been named for a member of...

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