Story by Ann E. Butenas Board-certified plastic surgeon Dr. Chris Surek has opened a new office in Overland Park, pairing his boutique surgical practice with a full-service medical spa under one roof. Long before Dr. Chris Surek became a nationally recognized name in facelift surgery, he grew up alongside a friend born with a cleft lip. That friendship planted a ...

Article by Ann E. Butenas Jarron Tilghman, MD – explains why low back pain rarely has one cause, and why patients shouldn’t wait to get it checked out. Low back pain sends more people to the doctor’s office than almost any other complaint, but it rarely comes from just one source. Jarron Tilghman, MD, a physiatrist and interventional pain specialist ...

Story by Jeanie Edgmon How a tennis court, a little fresh air, and a new love of the game inspired Adra Bond to create a life and a brand built around getting women outside, moving, connecting, and enjoying the things that make them feel like themselves. Adra Bond, founded Fancy&Proper in 2025, a lifestyle brand built on the belief that ...

Story by Jeanie Edgmon At All Things Face Med Spa, personalized care, honest guidance, and a team that put relationships first create an experience built around trust. Choosing an aesthetic treatment can be surprisingly personal. It also takes a level of vulnerability, talking about the things you’d like to change, the features you’d prefer to preserve, and the results you ...

Article by Ann E. Butenas At MidAmerica Rehabilitation Hospital, Certified Rehabilitation Registered Nurses pair specialized expertise with around-the-clock encouragement to help patients reclaim their independence. When a patient leaves an acute care hospital after a stroke, spinal cord injury, or brain injury, the crisis may be over, but the hard work of recovery remains. At MidAmerica Rehabilitation Hospital in Overland ...

Article by Corrin Ayers Final Wishes Program For Chris Cole, BSW, Missouri Director of Business Development at Ascend Hospice & Palliative Care, hospice care is about more than managing symptoms. It’s about finding out what matters to someone and helping them experience it, even near the end of life. Cole has a bachelor’s degree in social work, but hospice wasn’t ...

The New Brand-Wide Offerings Reimagine Hotel Fitness & Invite Guests to Move at Their Own Pace… Loews Kansas City Hotel is excited to announce the launch of Active Stays by Loews Hotels, on-property fitness offerings designed to make movement approachable, flexible, and personal for every traveler. The initiative transforms Loews Kansas City into a welcoming home base, giving guests easy ...

Story by Ann E. Butenas Inside the Overland Park hospital where teamwork, technology and heart help patients reclaim their lives after serious injury or illness. When patients arrive at MidAmerica Rehabilitation Hospital in Overland Park, they are often facing the hardest chapter of their lives. Strokes, spinal cord injuries, brain injuries, amputations, or Parkinson’s disease- all these conditions tend to ...

Article by Ann E. Butenas Chase Hobbs, DO – A Kansas City joint replacement surgeon explains why more patients are trading a hospital bed for their own home after surgery. For decades, joint replacement surgery meant checking into the hospital for at least one night, sometimes more. Today, more patients are walking out the same afternoon. Chase Hobbs, DO, a ...

Story by Jeanie Edgmon Getting Answers Shouldn’t Be So Complicated  For patients and providers, lab testing can turn into a maze of appointments, insurance uncertainty, and surprise costs. A Kansas City-area business owner believes getting answers should be simpler. Most people have questions about their health – fatigue they can’t explain, numbers they want to track (like cholesterol), or tests ...