TOPEKA — New legislation may make it more difficult for public health officials to manage a measles outbreak, which has increased by nine cases. Measles cases in Kansas jumped from 37 to 46 over the past week, with all cases located in southwest counties, according to Kansas Department of ...

Health care providers in Sedgwick County are preparing for the potential return of measles to the area for the first time in nearly a decade. An outbreak of the highly contagious respiratory virus in Kansas has grown to 37 confirmed cases, prompting pleas from Gov. Laura Kelly for residents to ...

LMH Health has received five stars for hospital quality in rankings released last week from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. More than 2,200 hospitals nationwide were evaluated on five quality metrics with 234 receiving five stars, the highest rating available. “There are ...

TOPEKA — With three dozen confirmed cases of measles in southwest Kansas, Gov. Laura Kelly said Tuesday that it's important for children and adults to be vaccinated and for people with symptoms to stay away from public places. On March 13, the Kansas Department of Health and Environment ...

TOPEKA — More than 70% of abortions performed in 2024 in Kansas were for out-of-state residents, according to monthly estimates of clinician-provided abortions in states without total bans. Overall, Kansas was among the top five states in the country with the most substantial increases in ...

It’s becoming rare for someone to spend their entire career with the same organization. Lauren Perez is bucking that trend. Before she became a nurse practitioner at the LMH Health Heart Center, her career journey began as a junior volunteer at LMH. Growing up in Lawrence, her initial ...