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• Community Health and Wellness Resources Survey now available
  Sep 10, 2019 -- The University of Kansas School of Medicine-Wichita Department of Population Health, under the direction of Judy Johnston, RD, MS, LD, will collate and analyze the data and return it to CCHSB in late winter/early spring of 2020.
• Doctors urge people to stop vaping after first death reported in Kansas
  Sep 10, 2019 -- “When e-cigarettes came into the market, it was just released,” said Mohinder Vindhyal, M.D., assistant professor in the Department of Internal Medicine at KU School of Medicine-Wichita. “The FDA did not play a role when it got released."
• If someone asks “Are you afraid of heights?” find out why before answering
  Sep 08, 2019 -- Bonnie Bing, member of the 4-Wichita Advancement Board at KU School of Medicine-Wichita, describes what it's like to rappel 14 stories down the Ambassador Hotel in Wichita.
• Trio named to HHS Wall of Honor
  Sep 02, 2019 -- The 20th class of the Wall of Honor at Hutchinson High School will feature three high school alumni, including Francie (Hardin) Ekengren, M.D., who is a KU School of Medicine-Wichita alumna.
• Women Who Lead - Education: Dr. Rachna Kalia
  Sep 02, 2019 -- The Wichita Business Journal continues a series of Women Who Lead features with a look at top professionals in education.
• Women Who Lead - Education: Dr. Rachel Brown
  Sep 02, 2019 -- The Wichita Business Journal continues a series of Women Who Lead features with a look at top professionals in education.
• ‘Safer does not mean safe’: Wichita doctors, researchers study long-term effects of vaping on kids and teens
  Aug 26, 2019 -- Mohinder Vindhyal, M.D., M.Ed., assistant professor in the Department of Internal Medicine at KU School of Medicine-Wichita, talked to KSN TV about research focusing on e-cigarette use and its effects on users.
• New numbers show suicide continuing to rise in Sedgwick County
  Aug 26, 2019 -- "It's becoming more and more apparent that suicide and mental health are a crisis in our country and our community," says Dr. Nicole Klaus, an associate professor at KU School of Medicine-Wichita.
• KUSM-Wichita center focuses on infant mortality programs, research
  Aug 20, 2019 -- The Center for Research on Infant Birth and Survival (CRIBS), based at the University of Kansas School of Medicine-Wichita, was founded in 2017 to be a conduit for research and program implementation for both local and statewide efforts.
• KVC Hospitals Wichita now provide inpatient mental health care for youth ages 6 to 18
  Aug 19, 2019 -- “For so many years, we’ve seen kids sent out of the city or state, and for younger kids there wasn’t an option locally. It’s better to keep kids in their home community where their family can participate in their treatment,” said Nicole Klaus, associate professor with the University of Kansas School of Medicine-Wichita who specializes in child and adolescent psychology.