Health

Questions & answers on how to lose weight

Many people struggle with how to start losing weight or getting in better shape. Dr. Pamela J. Huerter, a physician with LMH Health’s Free State Family Medicine, said changing the kinds of foods you eat and getting more exercise are good places to start. Huerter is certified in culinary ...

ACL injuries — signs, symptoms and how they’re treated

During a preseason soccer match in 2017, University of Kansas player Mandi Duggan suddenly crumpled to the ground, and the team’s athletic trainer had to pick her up and carry her into the training room. Somehow, she knew exactly what had happened — she had damaged her anterior cruciate ...

Knowing the signs of a heart attack and acting quickly saved woman’s life

Donna Oleson, age 70, has always led an active life — including nearly two decades as an aerobics instructor, serving as the Eudora city clerk for 25 years and working for Bert Nash Community Mental Health Center as an administrative assistant for another decade. Even after she decided to ...

These employees at LMH Health don’t mind the commute

Kenny Rounkles knows a thing or two about traveling for work. Living in Gardner, Kansas, a small town just southwest of the Kansas City metropolitan area, doesn’t provide many opportunities for an MRI technologist to work close to home. A western Kansas native, Rounkles earned his radiology ...

Kansas is one of just 2 states without a long COVID clinic

It’s been over two years since Barry Guyer came down with COVID-19. “(I) was just out in the harvest field. I just got feeling terrible,” said Guyer, who farms near Goodland in northwest Kansas. “I got home that one night (and) I said, ‘I think I’ve got this stuff.’” Guyer ...