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Travel-Fueled & Tech-Savvy Program Manager Joins Digital Health KC
Travel-Fueled & Tech-Savvy Program Manager Joins Digital Health KC

After a year-long exploration of the world with her family, Elizabeth Shaffer is energized and ready to take on a new challenge. Bringing a passion for connection and a wea…

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Elevating Digital Health KC to New Heights
Elevating Digital Health KC to New Heights

Tanner McDermott steps into a multifaceted role at Digital Health KC as Marketing Coordinator. His role includes overseeing social media, email marketing, and website maint…

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A New Era Begins at BioNexus KC
A New Era Begins at BioNexus KC

Andrea Haring joins the BioNexus KC team as Executive Assistant and Office Manager. Haring’s predecessor is the organization’s first employee, Sharon Newman, who retired at…

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Children’s Mercy Director Leverages Experience to Improve Pediatric Patient Care
Children’s Mercy Director Leverages Experience to Improve Pediatric Patient Care

The COVID-19 pandemic was the shared defining moment of this era. Time will be marked as before COVID and after for decades. In the “after-COVID” period, society has consid…

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Healthcare Disruptor Follows Long-Term Strategy Critical for Growth 
Healthcare Disruptor Follows Long-Term Strategy Critical for Growth 

In the best-case scenario, venture capital investments will positively disrupt an industry. For Marcus Whitney, serial entrepreneur, author, and co-founder of Jumpstart Hea…

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KU Medical Center Professor Aims to Solve Cost Crisis in Healthcare
KU Medical Center Professor Aims to Solve Cost Crisis in Healthcare

Data is the fuel for the compounding capability of modern medicine. Data is at the center of faster diagnostics, innovative treatments, and reducing the cost of the entire …

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K-State Professor Finds Buzz in Mosquito Research
K-State Professor Finds Buzz in Mosquito Research

Kristin Michel, PhD, actually likes mosquitoes. As a Professor of Parasitology within the Division of Biology at Kansas State University (K-State), she studies them, teache…

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MU Researcher Transforming Diagnosis & Treatment with Radiopharmaceuticals
MU Researcher Transforming Diagnosis & Treatment with Radiopharmaceuticals

Technology has an almost natural lifecycle. In the early novel phases, it is so effective that it’s like magic; in the middle stage, it becomes ubiquitous, and in the end, …

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