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KCPBS' Nick Haines Previews Week Ahead for Jan. 12, 2026
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KCPBS' Nick Haines Previews Week Ahead for Jan. 12, 2026
Flu Surge Halts Surgeries Kansas City hospitals are cancelling hundreds of elective surgeries this week as they struggle to keep up with a surge of respiratory illnesses brought on by what the CDC is now calling the most brutal flu season in 25 years. The flood of hospitalizations is tied to a new influenza strain, Subclade K, now being called a “super flu.” Hospital leaders say postponing non-urgent procedures is a last resort—but a necessary o…
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