The lingering effects from the bite of a tick have been haunting a Lawrence woman for several years. Jamie Miller, 48, doesn’t know when she was bitten by the Lone Star tick. It might have been six years ago, because that’s when nausea and vomiting and other gastro-intestinal problems began, all symptoms of Alpha-gal syndrome or allergy, which is short for Alpha-galactose-α-1,3-galactose. More prevalent ...
Theatergoers can take in six stories in one evening during this weekend's Festival of Short Plays at Theatre Lawrence. The event, now in its second year, only features scripts from regional playwrights, said Dani DeGarmo, the theater’s marketing coordinator. She said the selection process for this year's festival started in the summer of 2018. Two performances are scheduled, one on Friday and one on ...
After moving from a west Lawrence apartment to an East Lawrence bungalow, Kristen Allen and Jake Bellucci felt they had relocated to a different state. There was that much of a difference going from a contemporary apartment complex to a tree-lined, neighborhood just a block from Lawrence’s downtown. The small 1920s bungalow, at 1320 New Hampshire St., is their first home, which they purchased fully ...
When Chris McDougall arrives in Lawrence to promote his new book “Running with Sherman,” he’ll leave Sherman, the donkey, at home. But, he’ll be running with anyone who wants to join him. McDougall's stop in Lawrence will be part run, part book talk because standing still for very long isn’t part of McDougall’s persona. The event begins at 2 p.m. Oct. 13 at Ad Astra Running, 734 Massachusetts St., ...
Consumers in Lawrence can now shop and pay online for certain medical procedures at LMH Health, much like they do with airline tickets, with the hospital’s new partnership with MDsave. The online health care marketplace is geared to those who are uninsured, have high deductibles or health savings accounts. MDsave currently partners with several hospitals in the Kansas City area, as well as Wichita, Newton and ...
At first, Pam Major justified her forgetfulness and the errors made at work as typical symptoms of growing older. But she was only 61, and she wasn't the only one aware of her confusion. Her family and colleagues were seeing a change in the woman who had been — as she said — "a smart cookie." At the urging of a colleague, she underwent a neuropsychological evaluation, and in February she was diagnosed with ...