Jake Loos first fell in love with running when watching his older brother John run for Free State High School cross country and track. As the youngest of three boys and the son of an avid runner, Jake has grown up watching the positive impact that running can have both physically and mentally. ...
April is National Minority Health Month, a time to raise awareness about health disparities that continue to affect racial and ethnic minority populations. This is also a time to encourage action through health education, early detection and reduce complications from diseases. Erica Hill, LMH ...
Every April, the Senior Resource Center reaches out to its volunteers to recognize National Volunteer Month and thank them for their service. Like many critical social services agencies in the community, the extended reach of the SRC across Douglas County has always relied on the hundreds of ...
As the days get longer and warmer, folks will head outside more often, and with kids at play and spring sports underway, the risk of injuries increases — including the risk of concussions. The International Concussion Society reports that between 1.6 million and 3.6 million concussions ...
Douglas County’s school virus guidance will remain at its lowest tier for the sixth straight week as key metrics for the spread of COVID-19 remain low. On Thursday, Lawrence-Douglas County Public Health announced that its guidance to schools would stay in the green tier, which recommends ...
At least 11,000 Douglas County residents will become newly eligible for COVID-19 vaccines next week, and LMH Health is working to open a clinic that would provide 2,000 new shots per week for local residents. Brian Bradfield, associate vice president for ancillary services at LMH, told ...
March is Nutrition Month, and it is a great time to focus on what fuels your body. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and the U.S. Department of Agriculture released new recommendations this year to help you make healthy choices and make every bite count. The new dietary ...
Douglas County’s school virus guidance will remain at its lowest tier for the fifth straight week as key metrics for the spread of COVID-19 remain low. On Thursday, Lawrence-Douglas County Public Health announced that its guidance to schools would stay in the green tier, which recommends ...
March is Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month, which is a time to share the statistics and spread awareness about the importance of prevention and education. Dr. Stuart Thomas, a physician with Lawrence GI Consultants and the new LMH Health chief medical officer, said it was estimated that at ...
Douglas County’s school virus guidance will remain at its lowest tier for the fourth straight week as key metrics for the spread of COVID-19 continue to fall. On Thursday, Lawrence-Douglas County Public Health announced that its guidance to schools would stay in the green tier, which ...
Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, a lot of things in the health care landscape have been uncertain. But one thing has always remained the same: When you need health care, you need it. Don’t put your health on hold. A study conducted by the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, ...
Douglas County’s school virus guidance will remain at its lowest tier for the third straight week as new cases of COVID-19 continue to fall. On Thursday, Lawrence-Douglas County Public Health announced that its guidance to schools would stay in the green tier, which recommends that schools ...
The Lawrence school district on Thursday reached a significant threshold for staff members receiving vaccines for COVID-19. District spokeswoman Julie Boyle said 1,000 faculty and staff members had received a first dose of the vaccine. The milestone is important as the district works through a ...
As the COVID-19 vaccine rollout continues, local health leaders say that prioritizing people for the shots isn't as simple as it looks, and that the size of the county's weekly allocations depends on how quickly it distributes the shots it has. In a virtual panel discussion about testing, ...
Douglas County reported 8,581 cases of COVID-19 as of Tuesday, an increase of 11 cases since Monday. In Douglas County, 8,190 out of the 8,581 cases are inactive or beyond the infectious period, according to Lawrence-Douglas County Public Health, meaning 391 cases are active. The county has ...
Updated at 3:40 p.m. Tuesday Qualifying faculty and staff members from Douglas County universities will soon be included in Phase 2 vaccine distribution, according to the county health department. George Diepenbrock, spokesperson for Lawrence-Douglas County Public Health, said that the ...
Douglas County has averaged about 14 new COVID-19 cases per day over the last 14 days, which is the lowest average the county has seen since mid-August. "Our 14-day moving average of daily case count is continuing to decline at a consistent level. To keep these numbers low, it remains ...
Douglas County's Unified Command will host its second virtual COVID-19 panel discussion surrounding the topics of testing, vaccination and equity at 6 p.m. Tuesday. The panelists are Jennifer Schrimsher, an infectious disease doctor at LMH Health; Ruaa Hassaballa, the COVID-19 testing equity ...
One way that LMH Health focuses on patient safety is by carving out a specific time each day for staff members from across the hospital to talk about it. This “safety huddle,” as hospital workers call it, happens each morning, and Patient Safety Officer Mardi Bowlin said it’s a way to ...
Leaders at LMH Health are convinced the state’s largest health insurance company pays LMH less for medical care than hospitals in places like Topeka receive for providing the same type of care. LMH leaders said this past week that they’ve launched new negotiations with Blue Cross Blue ...