Karrey Britt

Recent stories

Doctors take varying approaches to file-keeping
November 4, 2009
Two longtime family physicians allow a peek inside their clinics to see how they handle patient information.
Jobless lose healthcare coverage, too
October 28, 2009
About 27,000 more Kansans lost health coverage during the first eight months of this year because of job losses, bringing the total number of uninsured adults to 293,000.
Small local company works to detect cancer early
September 17, 2009
There are 25 people, including 16 scientists, working inside a building just north of Kansas Highway 10 in this town of about 6,000 people.
Swine flu confirmed in Leavenworth County child
June 4, 2009
The Kansas Department of Health and Environment announced Thursday morning that a case of swine flu has been confirmed in a Leavenworth County child.
Need for rural doctors critical
State program aims to lure students into filling void
May 11, 2009
Wanted: rural Kansas doctors. “There’s a need nationwide for primary care, and it’s only exacerbated — made worse in rural and underserved areas, and Kansas is a state that is mostly rural and has some real problems,” said Dr. Heidi Chumley, senior associate dean for medical education at Kansas University Medical Center.
Seniors should put Medicare Part D choice on shopping list
November 26, 2008
Premiums for Medicare prescription plans are going up — some as much as 84 percent, according to the Kansas Department on Aging.
Halloween frightfully sweet
October 31, 2008
Children love Halloween for two reasons: Costumes and loads of candy.
Kaw Valley Farm Tour set this weekend
October 2, 2008
Don and Terri Gibbs tried buffalo steaks more than 20 years ago and they were immediately hooked.
Farm tour hits area this weekend
October 1, 2008
Don and Terri Gibbs tried buffalo steaks more than 20 years ago and they were immediately hooked.
Camp-goers enjoy disability break
June 19, 2008
At age 15, Lucas Mehl can’t walk.

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