It’s important to be an active participant in your health, but what does that mean? For some, it means becoming more engaged with your doctor by asking questions, discussing treatment plans and making decisions together. It can also mean learning more about specific conditions and finding ...

Gayla Kelly thinks her son came to Lawrence in his final days because it was a place where he had been happy. “He said once that Lawrence was where he began his adult life” — he excitedly came to KU in 2012 to study music education — “so I believe that a part of him felt this was the ...

For the leader of the Ballard Center, the noise of kids playing in one of the North Lawrence nonprofit’s two outdoor playgrounds was a fitting backdrop to a groundbreaking ceremony for a new building addition on Thursday. The adults, meanwhile, were squeezed into the smaller of the two ...

You might be tempted to look to the football field when identifying the biggest success story of 2023 at the University of Kansas. A new set of numbers suggests you might want to look to the laboratory instead. Research funding at KU increased by more than 20% last year, its largest increase ...

Health care data hacks continue to make the news, and they’re happening close to home. You don’t have to look any farther than Liberty Hospital in Kansas City. On Dec. 19, 2023, the hospital announced it was experiencing a “communications systems outage,” which was later confirmed to be ...