Health professionals push to reduce congenital syphilis
Suzanne Alexander remembers vividly the reports of the St. Louis babies born with congenital syphilis.
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Suzanne Alexander remembers vividly the reports of the St. Louis babies born with congenital syphilis.
JOPLIN, Mo. - Kansas City University - Joplin today hosted a white coating ceremony for the College of Osteopathic Medicine, class of 2027.
The FDA banned donations entirely during the HIV epidemic in the early 1980s when little was known about AIDS. But the risk of transfusion-related transmission hasn’t been a real concern for decades. Kansas City University professor Dr. Benjamin Grin says the government’s holdout on changing guidelines is in part because of a lingering stigma.
The United States recorded its first case of AIDS in 1981. On World AIDS Day, a survivor and a physician discuss how public perception and treatment of the disease has changed over 40 years.
Care from a clinic or hospital accounts for about 20% of a person's health, while the other 80% is affected by the community that surrounds them. That's why one medical school professor is teaching medical students about social determinants.