Facing public skepticism about rushed COVID-19 vaccines, U.S. health officials are planning extra scrutiny of the first people vaccinated when shots become available — an added safety layer experts call vital. A new poll suggests those vaccine fears are growing. With this week’s pause of a ...
Earlier this month, Dr. Jabraan Pasha joined LMH Health for a second time to share his workshop “Unlocking Implicit Bias.” Implicit bias refers to the attitudes or stereotypes that affect our understanding, actions, and decisions in an unconscious manner. It is developed over the course of ...
An attorney quizzed local public health experts during a hearing Friday about studies and data they’ve cited to support a Douglas County health order that restricts the hours that bars can be open and serve alcohol. Meanwhile, the attorney for the county posed the question of whether just ...
Douglas County issued a statement Thursday in support of an embattled health order that, among other things, limits the hours that bars can be open amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. In addition, attorneys John Bullock and Bradley Finkeldei, of the law firm Stevens & Brand, filed a ...
Lawrence-Douglas County Public Health’s guidance for schools operating during the COVID-19 pandemic will remain constant for an eighth straight week, despite again moving in the right direction in key indicators. However, some Lawrence school board members recently questioned the health ...
Douglas County reported 2,681 cases of COVID-19 as of Thursday, an increase of 21 cases since Wednesday. In Douglas County, 2,343 out of the 2,681 cases are inactive or beyond the infectious period, according to Lawrence-Douglas County Public Health, meaning 338 cases are active. The county ...