Cases of the highly contagious norovirus are spiking in Douglas County’s wastewater. Dee Kinard, informatics manager with Lawrence-Douglas County Public Health, spoke with the Journal-World Friday morning about the surge in cases and how community members can prevent spreading the ...

Hospitals and health care systems around the country are struggling to recover from the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. Organizations must continue to absorb increases in wages and rising equipment, medication and supply costs. According to the Kansas Hospital Association, more than 70% of ...

TOPEKA — The Kansas Health Institute on Thursday unveiled its analysis of Gov. Laura Kelly’s proposal to expand Medicaid, predicting 152,000 Kansans would enroll in the first year with no additional cost to the state government. The Democratic governor has made passage of Medicaid ...

A City of Lawrence spokesperson said the city had been “inundated with concerned calls” Thursday after an unfounded rumor that Lawrence’s water supply has been infected by Hepatitis A. Michael Leos, a spokesperson with the city’s Municipal Services & Operations Department, ...

Being active is in Pat Brown’s DNA. As an outside linebacker with the University of Kansas football from 1994 to 1999, he jokes that he played on concrete that was painted green. It wasn’t concrete, of course, but the turf was hard on his joints. “I remember a number of guys that I ...

Mammograms are one of the best forms of prevention and early detection of breast cancer. Women at average risk of breast cancer should begin mammogram screening at age 40, according to the latest recommendations from the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force. Chelly Sumner knew it was time to ...