TOPEKA — Doctors with the University of Kansas Health System warn of a lack of preparation surrounding a COVID-19 subvariant driving rising case numbers. The BA.5 variant has led health care providers in eastern Kansas to report levels similar to surges seen with delta and omicron. Steve ...
No cases of monkeypox have been reported yet in Douglas County, but Lawrence-Douglas County Public Health is working to raise awareness of the viral disease that has recently emerged in Europe and the United States. Veronica White, preparedness and epidemiology coordinator with the health ...
LMH Health recently launched remote patient monitoring, a new program to better serve patients with chronic and uncontrolled conditions at home. Remote patient monitoring, or RPM, gives patients a digital medical device to record their health data, such as weight, heart rate, blood pressure ...
Lawrence-Douglas County Public Health is now offering vaccinations against yellow fever. The health department announced the addition to its lineup of available vaccinations on Thursday. The health department is recommending the vaccine for those traveling abroad to places where the ...
If you do a simple Google search for COVID symptoms, you get a long list. And if you search for long-term COVID symptoms, you may find another long list. From loss of taste and smell to brain fog and lung issues, the lasting symptoms vary widely and, unfortunately, there is no firm answer on ...
The Kansas Department of Health and Environment has issued a high-risk warning for West Nile virus infections in several areas of the state, including Douglas County. Northeast Kansas is included among the four regions with the high-risk designation, along with the north-central, south-central ...