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September
08,
2026
| 18:09 PM America/Chicago

Johnson County Post: After spinal injury, SM West junior is back marching with the band - just in a new way

By Kaylie McLaughlin

Shawnee Mission West junior Abby Buell was most eager to get back on the field with the marching band this school year.

But it’s looking a …

September
01,
2026
| 17:40 PM America/Chicago

KSMU: Teddy bears are the patients in a new medical exhibit at the Discovery Center in Springfield

By Michele Skalicky

There’s a new exhibit at the Discovery Center of Springfield. DCS and Children’s Mercy with Mercy came together to create the Teddy Bear Pediatric Hospital. It’s a …

September
01,
2026
| 10:25 AM America/Chicago

Kansas City Magazine: The Precision Revolution

By David Hodes

Medicine has entered the brave new world of precision medicine, and many of Kansas City’s healthcare institutions are at the forefront.

What is precision medicine? A …

August
23,
2026
| 21:50 PM America/Chicago

KCTV 5: Reframing difference. Traveling portrait exhibit highlights hundreds of faces with cleft lips and palates

A powerful traveling art exhibition is making its way across the United States, placing hundreds of faces with cleft lips and palates front and center.

The portrait series is designed to …

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Fueling Excellence, Leadership and Discovery: Children's Mercy Honors Six New Endowed Faculty

August
24
,
2026
| 14:09 PM America/Chicago

Children’s Mercy proudly celebrated its 2026 Investiture Ceremony on Thursday, Aug. 20, honoring six exceptional faculty members with endowed appointments, the highest recognition in academic …

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Genetic Alliance Expands Global Genomics Laboratory Network with Three New Partners

July
24
,
2026
| 20:51 PM America/Chicago

Genetic Alliance today announced that three leading laboratories - Children’s Mercy (Kansas City, Missouri, USA), SN Genelab (Surat, India), and Xcelom (Hong Kong) - have joined its global …

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KCTV 5: A Kansas City family's journey through fetal heart block

July
16
,
2026
| 15:52 PM America/Chicago

At 21 weeks pregnant with their first child, Reese, Taylor and Caleb Jeter received life-changing news: their unborn daughter had fetal heart block, a rare condition that disrupts the heart’s …

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GE HealthCare: When the crowd arrives, technology's role in helping ensure hospital beds are open

July
10
,
2026
| 19:44 PM America/Chicago

Concerts, parades, sporting events and worldwide championship games—every large-scale event brings a surge of people and can spike hospital capacity too. From heat-related illness to infectious …

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July
21,
2026
| 11:32 AM America/Chicago

Children's Mercy with Mercy Launches Patient Family Advisory Committee

Lauren Jones’ brother has profound hearing loss and relies on a cochlear implant. Growing up in southwest Missouri, Lauren and her family had to …

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July
13,
2026
| 10:00 AM America/Chicago

Children's Mercy Celebrates Opening of New Wichita Multispecialty Outpatient Clinic

Children’s Mercy is proud to open its new 18,000-square-foot multispecialty outpatient clinic in Wichita, making it easier for children and …

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July
01,
2026
| 08:00 AM America/Chicago

Children's Mercy Welcomes New Board Chair, Vice Chair and Board Member

Children’s Mercy today announced that Kevin Barth has been named Chair of its Board of Directors and Mark Jorgenson has been named Vice …

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