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Twenty-four hours after a narcotics K-9 training exercise, a United States Customs and Border Protection officer tested positive for marijuana. Decades of law enforcement experience and zero drug test failures prior could not save the veteran officer’s career after testing revealed the illegal drug in his system. With a drive to help the condemned officer, one future KCU faculty member would prove the officer’s innocence through the science of toxicology.

Dr. Bryan Beutel, Kansas City University assistant professor of Primary Care, speaks on causes of high ankle sprains and common treatments for the injury.

Dr. Linda Niessen, founding dean of KCU’s College of Dental Medicine, shares tips for ensuring good oral health year-round on KSN’s Local News Today. Click here to watch now.

Having been sworn in as Missouri’s 7th District U.S. representative to the 118th U.S. Congress a little more than two weeks ago, Rep. Eric Burlison stopped off Wednesday at Kansas City University in Joplin.

For Hannah Newland, OMS III, and her daughter, Ady, life's challenges are simply stepping stones along their journey to a better tomorrow.

"I tell them about this newfound love for the country of Kenya. I tell them how incredibly beautiful the country is, how vibrant and deeply rooted, the different cultures and communities are. I tell them how welcome I felt while there, and how beautiful the people were," said KCU-COM student doctor Chisom Okuagu.

Kansas City University (KCU) President and CEO, Marc B. Hahn, DO, received the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) Health Policy Fellowship (HPF) Lifetime Achievement Award at their annual alumni retreat for notable and sustained accomplishments in health policy, as well as demonstrable commitment to service to others in his public and personal life.

With his unmistakable Boston accent and the excitement in his voice, you can tell how passionate KCU's dean of the College of Biosciences Dr. Robert White is about his research and teaching. 

Kennedy Davis, KCU College of Biosciences second-year student and research associate with Likarda®, claimed the Graduate Student Presentation Award at the regional BioNexus One Health Symposium that took place at The University of Kansas Edwards Campus.

KCU's Dr. Ken Stewart speaks to KODE on the importance of knowing CPR to assist others who may experience cardiac arrest. 

When Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin collapsed on the field last week from cardiac arrest, it stunned the country. KCU's Dr. Ken Stewart spoke to the Joplin Globe about how cardiac arrest is a common health issue and one that can be attended to by nearly anyone with knowledge of CPR or a defibrillator.

The start of a new year provides an opportunity to take a month off from drinking in a trend called Dry January. Dr. Gautam Desai, professor and chair of Primary Care at KCU talks about the benefits of taking a break from and examining the relationship people have with drinking alcohol.