Nov 3, 2025
Kansas State University Extension and the University of Kansas Cancer Center have launched a partnership aimed at increasing awareness, access and participation in cancer screenings – especially in rural and underserved areas of the state. Hope Krebill, executive director of the Masonic Cancer Alliance, the outreach...
Oct 27, 2025
Assistive technology can help everyone, but it’s especially beneficial for people with disabilities or older adults. Without assistive technology, Kansas State University Extension specialist in adult development and aging, Erin Martinez, says people may feel excluded and isolated, which increases the impact and risk...
Oct 13, 2025
A K-State Extension nutrition and wellness specialist says the gut microbiome, the trillions of bacteria and microorganisms that live in the digestive tract, plays a crucial role in diabetes development and management. K-State’s Priscilla Brenes says probiotics, prebiotics and diet can help improve gut health...
Sep 22, 2025
The first of three Living Well Wednesday Fall webinars, hosted by K-State Extension, Family and Consumer Sciences agents and specialists from across the state, kicked off September 17th with an overview of the opioid crisis and the growing risk of fentanyl in our communities. Jenni Ebert, Community Health Educator for...
Sep 8, 2025
Fentanyl and opioid awareness; recognizing, avoiding, and reporting scams; and the negative health effects of energy drinks are the topics being covered this fall when Kansas State University’s Living Well Wednesday webinar series returns. The free webinars are the third Wednesday of each month from September through...