News Releases

A University of Kansas Medical Center professor, whose research focuses on the benefits of exercise after strokes, will walk 570 miles across the entire state of Kansas this month in support of research to study the impact of physical activity in the recovery of strokes and brain trauma.

Actress Angelina Jolie has sparked a national conversation after opting to undergo a preventative double mastectomy after testing positive for the breast cancer gene. Jolie’s family history combined with her test results put her at high risk for breast and ovarian cancer according to news reports.

The only nationally accredited Burn and Trauma programs in the greater Kansas City area are reporting their strongest patient outcomes in their history, The University of Kansas Hospital Authority Board was told today.

Supporters of Art Bra KC announced today they raised more than $100,000 in its third annual auction to benefit cancer patients.

Skin cancer is the most common cancer in the United States and Melanoma is the most deadly. It is also the cancer that most affects adults between the ages of 25 and 29.