The adult human body is made up of 206 bones, give or take a few here and there. They form the framework of the body, from the top of your skull to the tips of your toes. When you damage or break a bone, OrthoKansas has experts that can help you get moving again. Dr. Ryan Xiao is one of the ...
Lawrence’s largest health care organization soon will start playing a bigger role in providing medical services in Emporia. LMH Health announced on Wednesday that it is joining forces with the University of Kansas Health System to serve as new medical partners with the nonprofit Newman ...
With concerns rising about a tuberculosis outbreak in the Kansas City area, Lawrence-Douglas County Public Health has indicated that the outbreak has not extended to Douglas County. No active cases have been reported in the Lawrence area, the health department said in a news release Wednesday, ...
New York — The trouble started every day at around 3 p.m., after Cathy Higgins had spent five or six hours staring at an array of computer screens at her desk. Her university job overseeing research projects involved peering closely at numbers and details on contracts, applications and ...
Alex Gleason can’t pinpoint the moment she injured her thumb, but she knew something wasn’t quite right. The Olathe North junior walked off the mat at a meet for her summer wrestling club in June and realized it really hurt. “It was really uncomfortable and I went to the trainer. They ...
Washington — Alcohol is a leading cause of cancer, a risk that should be clearly labeled on drinks Americans consume, U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy proposed earlier this month. Murthy’s advisory comes as research and evidence mounts about the bad effects that alcohol has on human ...