University of Kansas Medical Center

Governor Signs Bill Establishing KU Med Stem Cell Center

Stephen Koranda — Mon, 22 Apr 2013 20:39:03 +0000

Gov. Sam Brownback has signed a bill that will establish a stem cell research center at the University of Kansas Medical Center. The new facility would work with adult stem cells and cells taken from umbilical cord blood.

Brownback signed the bill during a ceremony Monday at the Statehouse. He was joined by people who have successfully undergone medical treatments using stem cells.

Bill Would Require Stem Cell Center At KU Med (UPDATED)

Stephen Koranda — Tue, 26 Mar 2013 20:37:32 +0000

Updated at 7:19 a.m. The Kansas House passed the bill late Tuesday evening.

VA, KU Medical Center Expanding Health Care Access

Associated Press — Tue, 13 Nov 2012 19:05:32 +0000

The Veterans Administration and the University of Kansas Medical Center plan to provide more telemedicine access for Kansas veterans.

Officials from the VA and the medical center said Tuesday the effort will allow veterans to access mental health care without traveling great distances to a VA facility.

The effort began two years ago as a pilot program between the VA and the Kansas Medical Center facility in Garden City. Contracts are being worked out to first expand the access to two more facilities in rural Kansas.