KCU in the News
How pets can impact mental health
How can pets help us mentally? KCU's Dr. Sarah Getch speaks on how pets can reduce loneliness, increase feelings of social support and boost your mood.
Steps towards a healthy back-to-school season
Ken Heiles, DO, KCU-Joplin campus dean for the College of Osteopathic Medicine and associate dean of Graduate Medical Education, speaks on Living Well about the importance of being prepared and healthy for going back to school.
KCU-Joplin welcomes dental students to campus
Kansas City University's new College of Dental Medicine welcomed students to campus in Joplin, Missouri for the very first time.
First class enters orientation at KCU College of Dental Medicine
With the start of orientation at the Kansas City University College of Dental Medicine, a new era in education and health care started in Joplin and the Four-State Area.
Tackling the dental care desert
In Joplin, Missouri a group of women that includes Harvard alumnae is creating a new college of dental medicine, helping to bridge a gap that seldom makes headlines: the scarcity of oral health care in rural America.
Dental professionals needed in Missouri: KCU says "Help is on the way"
The entire Show-Me State is in a dental health care shortage. KCU's new College of Dental Medicine hopes to provide more dentists to the area in the coming years.
Study: Some children born in early days of COVID showing gaps in communication skills
KCU alumna, Kristen Anderson, DO (COM '17) speaks on why some children are experiencing gaps in their communication skills. Dr. Anderson suggests that parents read, sing and speak to their children to help develop these skills.
KCU begins research into how babies detect emotion
KCU's Dr. Nicki Zieber hopes her research can be used by medical professionals, educators and parents. "This has implications for developmental disorder, such as autism, where attention to social objects is abnormally developing. The earlier we can research visual attention in infancy, the earlier we can detect whether certain infants are displaying abnormal signs of attention."
Best practices for healthy teeth
Did you know biting your nails can damage your teeth? KCU's Dr. Linda Niessen speaks with Local News Today about tips and best practices to keep your teeth healthy.
The Long Journey: KCU Class of 2027 White Coating ceremony
The incoming class of College of Osteopathic students at KCU started their long journey of medical school with a White Coating ceremony at the Kauffman Center of Performing Arts in Kansas City, Missouri.
'Dentist's dream' of regrowing teeth advances to clinical trials in Japan, says report
"There are decades’ worth of studies related to various ways of growing human tooth tissue," Dr. Erinne Kennedy, American Dental Association spokesperson and assistant dean of curriculum and integrated learning at KCU College of Dental Medicine, told Fox News Digital.
Missouri Gov. Mike Parson signs bill outlawing pelvic exams on unconscious patients without consent
In April, medical students at Kansas City University introduced a resolution to the Missouri State Medical Association to stop this practice.