Breast cancer, right? You know, there’s not a day that goes by that I am not grateful that I had cancer. Now I appreciate every day in a way that I never did before. LMH Health Foundation Board President Gail Vick shared these words she heard from a friend during her own cancer journey. I ...
When you hear about a hyperbaric oxygen chamber, you might think of scuba divers being treated for decompression sickness, or “the bends.” But these chambers are used for much more. Hyperbaric oxygen therapy is a treatment that increases the oxygen level in body tissues to promote healing. ...
Extreme heat makes it especially hard for your body to cool down, so you need to be extra careful if you exercise or play sports when it’s baking outside. Your brain tries to keep your body within a degree or two of 98.6 degrees Fahrenheit (37 degrees Celsius), and it does so in part by ...
Two weeks before Joan Cody died, a Kansas employee urged state regulators to investigate alleged abuse and neglect at her northeast Kansas memory care facility. “I don’t normally reach out unless I believe (state) intervention is necessary, but I must bring a serious situation to your ...
When Cale Moore was months away from becoming a parent in the summer of 2024, he and his wife found the Boot Camp for New Dads at LMH Health, a Saturday workshop offered in partnership with the nonprofit Dads of Douglas County. “I always have felt like I’ve wanted to be an involved dad ...
There are some signs of financial improvement at the Bert Nash Community Mental Health Center, with new reason to believe that a state agency will provide a “considerable” boost of funding as soon as next month. But there are also continuing signs of financial trouble, the nonprofit’s ...