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July 23, 2026
Klingenstein Fellowships, open to all KUSM-Wichita students, increase exposure to child and adolescent mental health needs
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June 25, 2026
KU Wichita department helps manage ‘long-overdue’ community testing, investment
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August 05, 2026
Half of Salina residency program’s class welcomed babies in the same year
The Salina-based program, sponsored by the University of Kansas School of Medicine–Wichita, said the milestone reflects its commitment to supporting physicians as they build both their careers and their families.
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July 31, 2026
New program looks to add more mental health support in Kansas
The Program in Digital Mental Health is a joint effort between the KU School of Medicine-Wichita Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences and the KU Center for Telemedicine and Telehealth, directed by Shawna Wright, Ph.D., in Kansas City.
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July 29, 2026
Crypto: The other diarrheal illness that causes summer outbreaks
“The parasites look almost identical,” Moore, a clinical professor at the University of Kansas School of Medicine-Wichita, told Healio.
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July 27, 2026
Dementia affecting younger persons strikes Hispanics more than previously thought, study shows
Authors include first author Shannon B. Lavigne, Ph.D., LP, who was a fellow at UT Health San Antonio at the start of the study and is now an assistant professor and clinical neuropsychologist at the University of Kansas School of Medicine-Wichita, plus several researchers with the Biggs Institute.
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