Surgery

Kansas guard Tyshawn Taylor had surgery to repair a torn meniscus in his right knee Sunday and could be out up to three weeks. Taylor hurt the knee early last week but played through the injury in the 13th-ranked Jayhawks' 78-67 victory over No. 2 Ohio State on Saturday. After the game, coach Bill Self disclosed the torn meniscus and said Taylor also had a sprained MCL in the same knee. "I spoke with the doctors and it went as well as expected," Self said Sunday. "He will be up and around tomorrow morning and will be back in the shortest time possible.

Rhonda Voorhis was born and raised in Arkansas City.  But listening to her speak, you would think she is from England.  Her voice changed a few years ago after a jaw surgery.  Now, she's among a rare few in the world diagnosed with Foreign Accent Syndrome.  Eyewitness News Reporter Melissa Scheffler spent some time with Rhonda, who is now an instructor at Emporia State University.  She talks about her struggles, like explaining to...

Update: The victim has had surgery adn is still in critical condition. Police are interviewing witnesses. ---- One person is in critical condition after a stabbing in the 400 block of North Exposition. The victim has been taken to a local hospital. No arrests have been made. We have a crew on the scene and will have updates here at KWCH.com.

A young Wichita man with a rare skin disorder has to wait longer before his bone marrow transplant. Kyle Hick's disorder, called Epidermolysis Bullosa, is very painful. It covers him with blisters and forces him to live wrapped in bandages. Friends, family and the community worked to raise money for the transplant which was schedule to happen this month. Now we learn the transplant won't happen until June. Kyle wrote on his blog that he's coming home to Wichita for two weeks.

Great news today for the Kansas State Wildcats:  Senior Guard Jacob Pullen has been cleared to play. In a statement released by the school, doctors say further examination showed a bruised, not broken, right hand.  They added the injury will not cause him to miss any practice or playing time. Pullen was driving for a layup with 6 minutes left in the game against Texas when he fell hard on his right wrist.  He was writhing in pain on the court for a couple of minutes before walking to the bench.

A Wichita police officer undergoes surgery after his patrol car is t-boned and catches fire. He and his partner were headed to help another officer with a chase Saturday when the suspect ran his car right into them. The crash happened at 26th and Grove. One of the officers had surgery on his leg and will be off work for the next three months.       The other is expected to return to work this week.       The suspect was booked into the Sedgwick County Jail on two counts of aggravated battery of a law enforcement officer and multiple traffic offenses.

Kansas men’s basketball coach Bill Self announced that sophomore forward Thomas Robinson underwent successful surgery Friday on a meniscus tear in his right knee and will be out for approximately two weeks. “Thomas injured his knee against Missouri on Monday (Feb. 7),” Self said. “It’s been bothering him since the game and we did an MRI on him this morning and found out he had a meniscus tear in his right knee. Surgery was performed today. It went well but he will be out on either side of two weeks depending on how progress goes.

For those of you who have battled colds and sinus infections for most of the winter, relief may be in sight. For years, most people endured the pain of constant sinus infections - or the pain of surgery. But there's a procedure gaining ground in Kansas that promises to ease the pain of both.  The smell of cajun chicken fills the Mulcahy house, but the cook can't smell it.  For years, Ashley Mulcahy suffered with sinus infections .  "Really bad headaches," said Mulcahy, "sore throats, ear aches, fluid in your ears.

I can't stop thinking about a man I never met. I knew him only through Twitter, he followed me and I followed him back. He seemed to know a lot about computers, offering help when others asked. And every once in a while he tweeted about his health.   That's the first time I responded to him, commenting on the outcome of a hospital visit. And now, he's gone.  I found that out through Twitter. My husband doesn't understand Twitter or Facebook. He asks, "what do people write on there, just what they're doing?"

University of Kansas junior center Markieff Morris will undergo hernia surgery today. Morris’ surgery is expected to keep him out of practice for a week to 10 days, according to Jayhawk head coach Bill Self. “Markieff is having the most minor of surgeries (today),” said Self. “You never want guys to miss any time, but we’re probably talking about missing seven days of practice. He should be able to run and shoot within days, be full-speed within seven to 10 days.