Nurse warns against sun exposure, tanning beds

Skin cancer affects more people than any other cancer, with more than 2 million people diagnosed annually.

That statistic hits close to home for Kansas City, Mo., resident Denny R. Donnelly, 77.

Nurse honors veterans

Memorial Day represents more than a three-day weekend for Deborah Wilson, RN, BSN, who served a year in Afghanistan with the Army National Guard.

Wilson works at the Kansas City Veterans Affairs Medical Center in the special procedures unit.

Bariatric surgery leads patient to healthy lifestyle

Kiley Williams, at age 23, envisioned a future filled with diabetes and obesity.

Williams, now 24, did not have a crystal ball, but she did have a primary care physician who warned her that she would likely become diabetic if her weight and lifestyle did not change.

Foundation provides safe haven for stroke survivors

Patrick Ayers might be the only person in town that wishes he was out of a job.

It’s not that he doesn’t love his role as president/CEO of the American Stroke Foundation. He just wishes his job wasn’t necessary.

WWI Museum honors nurses

The National World War I Museum at Liberty Memorial shows the conflict through the eyes of nurses who served in the Great War.

“They played a very important role in the war, not just for the Americans but for other countries as well,” said Doran Cart, museum curator.

MNU nursing students raise funds for Guatemalan clinic

What if a group of college students raised enough money to build a medical clinic in Guatemala?

A couple of nursing students from MidAmerica Nazarene University, Olathe, Kan., asked themselves that question last year.