This April, Lawrence’s Sexual Trauma and Abuse Care Center is planning a trivia night, an art auction and more to help fund its education and support programs – and it’s bringing back a downtown vigil and march where survivors can speak out. STACC’s slate of programming for Sexual ...
Four organizations will be co-hosting a free community event centered on birth outcomes in Douglas County. The "Public Health After Dark" event will be hosted by Lawrence-Douglas County Public Health, LMH Health, LiveWell Douglas County and the Early Childhood Collective. It will take place ...
One day at an Idaho hospital, half the newborns Dr. Tom Patterson saw didn’t get the vitamin K shots that have been given to babies for decades to prevent potentially deadly bleeding. On another recent day, more than a quarter didn’t get the shot. Their parents wouldn’t allow it. “When ...
“The biopsy came back positive. It’s lung cancer.” Countless people in our community hear these words no one ever expects. Lung cancer is one of the most common cancers affecting both men and women in the United States and the leading cause of cancer death in the U.S., accounting for ...
U.S. tap water is generally safe and high quality. But that doesn’t mean every glass tastes the same, or that every building’s plumbing delivers identical water to the faucet. That uncertainty has fueled a booming market for water filters, from simple pitcher models to ...
WASHINGTON — “Exercise your brain,” experts advise people hoping to stave off dementia. But how? Stretching your brain might be the better description. Do a crossword puzzle a day and you may just get good at crosswords. Instead, research increasingly shows that a variety of habits and ...