HeyJaredBek Shackelford-Nwanganga
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- Aug 12, 2026
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- Jul 28, 2026
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Bek Shackelford-Nwanganga (opens the original)
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For a lot of Kansans, health care is complicated. And sometimes, factors like where you live or the color of your skin impact the type or quality of care you have access to. As a health equity reporter for the Kansas News Service and KCUR, my job is to unearth these disparities and give the people experiencing them a platform to talk about it. Also, I put in long hours researching and talking to experts about things like the intricacies of health insurance and drug costs so you don’t have to. Yo
Help us report on freebirth and unassisted pregnancy in Kansas and Missouri (opens the original)
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Freebirth and unassisted or “wild” pregnancy are trending on social media. A freebirth, also called an unassisted birth, is when a person intentionally gives birth without a medical professional in the room. Unassisted pregnancy, or “wild” pregnancy, is when a pregnant person doesn’t go to a doctor or midwife for medical care during their pregnancy. The two often go hand-in-hand. Both practices have been in the headlines recently. In November the Guardian published an investigation into the Free
Cyclospora has Kansans shopping for locally grown produce. Is it safer? (opens the original)
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A parasite that causes a nasty intestinal illness has sickened thousands nationwide and hundreds in Kansas and Missouri, causing some people to consider locally grown produce options. The parasite, called cyclospora, is spread by water or food contaminated by human waste. Federal officials are still working to identify the source or sources of the outbreak, but they’ve tentatively linked it to leafy greens. Cyclosporiasis, which is the illness caused by the parasite, can come and go and make its
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