Dear Friends, As the founder and publisher of Our Health Matters™ magazine, I’m proud to announce our 20th anniversary—a milestone that reflects two decades of trusted health education and service to families across metropolitan Kansas City. Since our inception in 2005, Our Health Matters™ has remained a free publication, distributed ... Read More »
Try one of these tips each day for a month to help your family take a step-by-step approach to eating healthier. Make it fun for kids to try new fruits and vegetables. Have them pick out a new fruit or vegetable in the grocery store each week. Plan together how ... Read More »
By Dr. Robert Lee Hill Community Consultant Whenever I go to a pharmacy or visit a medical office, I think of my grandmother, Addie Burke Smith. Not because she was a medical professional, but because of the healing capacity of her love. My grandmother taught me and her seven other ... Read More »
In Loving Memory of Marisa Rouser Nov 16, 1976 — Dec 21, 2023 I am dedicating my October/November 2024 cancer edition to Marisa Rouser’s memory. On December 21, 2023, we experienced the loss of Marisa Rouser, my son Walter’s girlfriend, who was only 47 years old. She was like a ... Read More »
FROM DIAGNOSIS TO TREATMENT AND BEYOND…KNOW YOUR RISK. When it comes to racial disparities in cancer diagnosis, African Americans are at the highest risk of dying from cancer, even though whites have the highest rate of new cancers. Why? This increased mortality risk partly reflects a later stage of disease ... Read More »
Why Are So Many Younger People (18-49) Being Diagnosed with Cancer? By OHM Staff A growing number of young adults between the ages of 18 and 49 are being diagnosed with “early-onset” cancers, a troubling trend that can be attributed to a complex interplay of a variety of factors. Societal ... Read More »
Did you know that roughly a third of U.S. homes with children have guns? In fact, an estimated 4.6 million kids live with unlocked, loaded guns. That’s a scary statistic when you think about the fact that even young toddlers are capable of finding unlocked guns in the home, and ... Read More »
By Michael Lane, Patient/Advocate Amyloidosis Army Amyloidosis is a rare heart disease that predominantly affects older African American individuals, often leading to heart failure. In the black community, 1 in 25 people carry the TTR V122I mutation (transthyretin cardiac amyloidosis) that leads to a rare, incurable, fatal heart disease. In ... Read More »
By Jeanene Dunn, OHM Staff Before a drug can be tested in people, the drug company or sponsor performs laboratory and animal tests to discover how the drug works and whether it’s likely to be safe and work well in humans. Before prescription and over-the-counter medications can be sold to ... Read More »
VOTER REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS You are a United States citizen. You will be 18 on or before the next Election Day. You are a resident of Kansas City within Jackson County. You are pardoned, discharged or released from any felony conviction. You are not judicially declared incompetent. HOW TO REGISTER You ... Read More »
