Movember, No-Shave November — no matter what you choose to call it, the goal remains the same: to raise awareness and funds for men’s health and stop men from dying too young. The Movember Foundation is a global charity that tackles men’s health issues year-round. It's one of the largest ...
LMH Health is hosting a baby shower! If you are a new parent, expecting parent or a grandparent, join us for the LMH Health Community Baby Shower on Saturday, November 9, from 2 – 4 p.m. This free event will be held on the lower level of the hospital. More than 30 community partners will ...
Halloween is just around the corner. This means happy kiddos, falling leaves and fun costumes. LMH Health wants to make sure that you and your children are safe while trick-or-treating and enjoying this fun holiday. Deciding what to be for Halloween is one of the most exciting things for a ...
Editor’s note: The Kansas Health Institute receives funding from the Kansas Health Foundation, a financial supporter of the Kansas News Service. TOPEKA, Kan. — Cigarettes are so yesterday. Or yesteryear. That’s why that old-fashioned, combustible path to a nicotine buzz wasn’t the ...
Just Food is now going on the road to feed the hungry in Douglas County. Aundrea Shafer, Just Food program director, said the food pantry rolled out its Cruising Cupboard with an Oct. 1 trip to Lecompton. It has since had an Oct. 15 distribution in Lyons Park in North Lawrence. Food was ...
The LMH Health medical staff keeps growing, with 14 new doctors and advanced practice providers joining the community in the last year. LMH Health invites the community to join in welcoming these new providers, who are focused on serving the health and wellness needs of area residents. • Dr. ...
If you have visited LMH Health’s website, you may be familiar with Megan Hill. She documented her journey with cancer, using her journal to take us from feeling a lump, through surgery, chemotherapy and finally her good news: that she is cancer-free. November 2018 marked the fifth anniversary ...
TOPEKA — Kansas has seen a big jump in syphilis cases over the past five years and a spike in the number of infants born with the sexually transmitted disease. The federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported Tuesday that Kansas reported 152 cases of primary and secondary ...
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 ...
Patients do not have to travel far from home to receive exceptional cancer treatment. LMH Health Oncology & Hematology offers a multidisciplinary approach with the ability to treat all forms of cancer, and serves as a beacon of hope for all community members, regardless of their ability to ...
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 ...
Lawrence High School sophomore Gretchen Bannwarth estimates that 70% of her peers vaped or used electronic cigarettes. Worried about so many of her classmates and friends steering into harmful territory of a behavior that can put their health at risk, she has stepped up with other Lawrence ...
Implicit bias is defined as a unconsciously-held set of associations about a social group. It is called “implicit” because people do not realize the biases that they may accidentally portray. On October 1, LMH Health and the LMH Health Foundation will sponsor an implicit bias educational ...
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 ...
The number of suicides among Kansas children increased by more than 50% from 2016 to 2017, according to a report released Wednesday from the Kansas State Child Death Review Board. In 2017, 32 Kansas children died by suicide, an increase from 20 in 2016. One decade ago, the youth suicide rate ...
TOPEKA — Kansas is reporting its second death from a vaping-related lung disease in less than two weeks. Gov. Laura Kelly announced Monday that a man over 50 has died. The state health department said it is not releasing the names, hometowns or other details about people who've died or ...
From local gyms to Lawrence Parks and Recreation, yoga classes abound around town, but one yoga teacher considers the occasional class just a taste of yoga. “If you want a serious study of yoga, I recommend a studio," said Sharyn Harley, owner of OmTree Shala, 1405 Massachusetts St. Here ...
According to the National Council on Aging, falls are the leading cause of fatal injury for older adults. An older adult is treated every 11 seconds in the emergency room for a fall, and every 19 minutes an older adult dies from a fall. “The highest rate for trauma at LMH Health is related ...
Susan Rieger knows it’s impossible to change a person’s chronological age, but she believes it’s possible to slow down physical aging by practicing yoga. Connecting mind, body and spirit is essential to a person’s well-being at any age, according to Rieger, who spends a lot of her time ...
GARDEN CITY — As a nurse, Betsy Rodriquez interviews teenagers who are sexually active and often shockingly ignorant about sex. “So if I sit here and ask a teenager, ‘Have you had oral or vaginal sex,’” Rodriquez said, “some of them cannot tell me what oral or vaginal sex ...