The Tanganyika Wildlife Park splash pad is back open this weekend. It was closed for weeks when multiple people reported being sick after visiting the park.
Hundreds of people lined up outside Century II Friday for free dental care, but the clinic also provided free COVID-19 vaccinations for those who wanted it.
Wichita State will offer free PCR testing for airline passengers, their families, and airport tenant employees beginning Thursday at the Wichita Eisenhower National Airport.
A new report looking at how COVID-19 impacted state death trends shows that for the last third of 2020, COVID-19 was the leading cause of death in Kansas.
Kansas Governor Laura Kelly on Tuesday, June 29, directed the Kansas Department for Children and Families to continue emergency food assistance (SNAP) benefits to current households utilizing the program.
Wichita students are six weeks out from the first day of the the 2021-2022 school year and altogether, it takes five weeks to receive both doses of COVID-19 vaccine and build full immunity.
Health officials warn that areas with low vaccination rates could see another surge in COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations and deaths as the Delta variant continues to spread.
The Kansas Department of Health and Environment on Thursday further explained the origin and symptoms from a bacteria connected with at least three cases of people who became ill after visiting the Tanganyika Falls Splash Park at Tanganyika Wildlife Park, west of Wichita in Sedgwick County.
If your family has incurred funeral expenses as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, you could be eligible for financial assistance, the Kansas Adjutant General’s Department confirmed.
Wichita’s Patterson Legal Group confirmed it has picked up a lawsuit against Tanganyika Wildlife Park in connection with a possible link to illnesses to visitors of Tanganyika’s splash park.
The Kansas Department of Health and Environment and the Sedgwick County Health Department are investigating several people with diarrheal illness after visiting Tanganyika Wildlife Park, west of Wichita.
The Kansas Department of Health and Environment on Friday updated its West Nile Risk Level and Surveillance Results to show the entirety of the state at a moderate risk for the mosquito-borne illness.
As temperatures rise above 90, so does the risk of heat-related medical issues, from severe sunburns, dehydration, cramps and heat exhaustion to heatstroke, which can be deadly.
After June 24, the Sedgwick County Health Department announced that it will no longer operate the COVID-19 vaccination clinic at Wichita Transit Operations at 777 E. Waterman.
Wichita’s two main hospitals say viruses like colds, flu and RSV are re-emerging. Ascension Via Christi and Wesley Medical Center say this comes after almost a year of seeing low numbers of those illnesses.
If you’ve been feeling a little under the weather lately, some local doctors say it’s likely the common cold. Some say they are seeing an uptick in the number of patients coming into their facilities saying they think they have COVID-19, then finding out that is not the case.
Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly has vetoed a bill that could have encouraged some people to stick longer with short-term health coverage that critics label “junk insurance.”
Nearly 50,00 more kids in Sedgwick County are eligible for a COVID-19 vaccine after the FDA granted Pfizer emergency use authorization for the 12-15-year-old age group.
- The Reno County Health Department is offering a weekend vaccine option Saturday, May 15. From 8 a.m. to noon, the health department will offer walk-in Moderna or Johnson & Johnson vaccinations.
Demand for nurses continues to grow across the country, as well as in Kansas. With the COVID-19 pandemic, recognition is growing for those in the healthcare profession.
Ascension Via Christi on Thursday, May 6, announced updated guidelines to its policy on visitors for patients at its three acute-care hospitals: Ascension Via Christi St. Francis, St. Joseph and St. Teresa and the Ascension Via Christi Rehabilitation Center.
A little more than two years have passed since nine people were injured in a violent, two-vehicle crash near Clearwater. Among those injured were then 13-year-old Caleb Tobias, a survivor who isn’t letting a physical disability hold him back from achieving athletic goals.
The Sedgwick County Health Department this week said that when the FDA authorization comes down to extend COVID-19 vaccinations to 12-to-15-year-olds, it will be ready to administer shots to the newest-eligible age group.
Sedgwick County is preparing for a new group of people to get their COVID-19 vaccines. If your child is between 12 and 15, they are next in line in eligibility to be vaccinated against the virus.
The Drug Enforcement Agency on Tuesday, announced an initiative to stop the flow of the drug, fentanyl, into the U.S. and into individual states like Kansas.
