KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Former U.S. Rep. Karen McCarthy, who represented the Kansas City area for more than a decade but left amid allegations that she misused her staff and campaign funds for personal gain, died Tuesday. She was 63.

Cerner board member who heads compensation committee to retire in May

Cerner board member to retire in May

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Cerner Corp., a health care information technology provider, said Friday that board member Michael E. Herman plans to retire in May.

A growing headache: Bigger, faster players leading to more concussions in college basketball

Concussions on the rise in college hoops

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Diving for a loose ball during a summer pickup game, North Carolina center Tyler Zeller knocked heads with another player. It left him with a headache, nothing he was too worried about.

$100 bills in hand, Kansas’ new Secret Santa hands out about $14K in one day; recruits others

Now what do I do? Suddenly women in their 40s must ponder whose mammography advice to follow

US Agriculture secretary announces funds for rural health services in 34 states and Iowa

Funds announced for rural Iowa health services

Sebelius: Computerized medical records will help improve tracking of swine flu

Government teams with company to track swine flu

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The federal government is teaming up with a medical software maker to better track the spread of swine flu nationally.

National network for sharing e-health records still in infancy, will get boost from stimulus

Work begins on national e-health record network

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — More and more Americans’ medical histories are being stored on computer databases instead of in paper files, which experts say improves care and saves cost.

Former US Rep. Karen McCarthy dies at age 63 after suffering from Alzheimer’s disease

Vanity Fair reporter acknowledges misidentifying Palin’s Down syndrome son in recent article