PITTSBURG, Kan.— The Rev. Anthony Navaratnam stood before his congregation and urged them to pray for the women from surrounding states who will flock to the new abortion clinic in town that opened in August. "God is giving us an opportunity to be missionaries in Pittsburg, Kansas," he told ...
Positron emission tomography, or PET, scans have long been used to diagnose cancer and determine how far it has progressed. With the introduction of a PET scanner in July 2024, LMH Health is using this technology to benefit a wider group of patients. “LMH Health is the only hospital in the ...
Pat and Ned Kehde had two decades of stability when it came to figuring out their health care. The two Lawrence residents signed up for a Medicare Advantage plan with the health care giant Aetna after retiring, and continued with that plan year after year. Ned said it was cheaper compared to ...
“I’ll always kick myself a little bit because I could have caught it earlier, but I don’t think there’s anything I could have done to prevent it.” Megan Poindexter had a weird pain in her armpit. She didn’t think it was anything serious, so she ignored it and went on about life. ...
Topeka — As the Kansas and Missouri medical communities prepare for respiratory illness season, health officials grapple with an early COVID-19 infection spike and higher-than-normal tuberculosis infections in Wyandotte County. COVID positivity rates have been steadily increasing in Kansas, ...
In their ongoing quest to lower prescription drug prices, Kansas and other states are forcing drugmakers to continue to sell cheaper medications to thousands of pharmacies through a federal drug-discount program. Under the 32-year-old 340B program, pharmaceutical companies that participate in ...