TOPEKA — Emergency rooms in most parts of the United States saw more tick bite-related visits than usual in April. For every 100,000 emergency room visits in the Midwest in April, 137 were for tick bites, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. As of May, Midwest ...

WASHINGTON — Federal health regulators last week signed off on the first new sunscreen ingredient for the U.S. market in more than 25 years, giving Americans access to a skin-protecting chemical long used in Europe and other parts of the world. The Food and Drug Administration says the ...

A prominent OB-GYN group announced vaccine recommendations on Wednesday that differ from what the U.S. government advises. The immunization schedule is specifically for pregnant, postpartum and breastfeeding women. It aligns with prior recommendations from the U.S. Centers for Disease ...

Ricky Resendez first tried e-cigarettes in eighth grade. By the time he got to high school, he was vaping daily. “It was just kind of normal,” said Ricky, a 17-year-old recent graduate in Superior, Wisconsin. “Kids were vaping in class, in the bathrooms, wherever.” Nationally, ...

Margaret Tomlinson has been recovering from a traumatic brain injury for three years. Nearly a year ago, she moved from her sister’s home in Atchison, Kansas, to live on her own in Wathena. The phased-out Money Follows the Person program could’ve made that transition easier by paying for ...

The finish line is in sight for LMH Health’s renovation of its facility at the intersection of Sixth and Maine streets. Once complete, LMH Health Therapy Services, currently located on the second floor of the Main Campus, will relocate to a newly expanded clinic designed with patients in ...