With City of Lawrence recreation centers closed, some fitness instructors took their workouts online, giving residents the chance to try everything from yoga to taekwondo from their living rooms. More than 30 workouts have been posted on the city’s YouTube channel for anyone to access, ...
When the University of Kansas Medical Center announced in mid-April that it was joining a wide-ranging clinical trial for a drug controversially touted by President Donald Trump as a potential treatment for COVID-19, it naturally raised some eyebrows. Studies at the time had been inconclusive ...
TOPEKA — Amid a global health crisis, the Republican-dominated Kansas Senate on Thursday voted along party lines against expanding Medicaid, delaying the hopes that the state would extend health care coverage to tens of thousands of Kansans until at least the next legislative session. Sen. ...
There has been good news on the medical front, if not necessarily on the money front, at Lawrence's hospital. At a Wednesday meeting, members of the hospital’s nonprofit board of trustees heard about millions in dollar losses related to the COVID-19 disruptions and reduced the total ...
A new study from researchers in KU’s School of Journalism has found that vulnerable populations — especially those with lower levels of education — are more likely to consume and share misinformation about the very crises that closely affect them. The study, authored by two KU ...
As states begin to reopen and life begins to shift toward a new normal, what does “normal” really mean? Are we in the clear? Dr. Christopher Brychel, infectious diseases physician at LMH Health, said that going back to normal can't happen just yet, but that there are some important aspects ...
UNITED NATIONS — U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres urged governments, civil society and health authorities on Wednesday to urgently address mental health needs arising from the coronavirus pandemic, warning that psychological suffering is increasing. The U.N. chief said in a video ...
As states begin to reopen and life begins to shift toward a new normal, what does “normal” really mean? Are we in the clear? Dr. Christopher Brychel, infectious diseases physician at LMH Health, said that going back to normal can't happen just yet, but that there are some important aspects ...
If you've ever been to the emergency department, you may have witnessed the fast-paced, high-intensity work the medical staff faces daily. With COVID-19 on the rise, this work is not only intensified, but there are added learning curves. Joy Colwell, a nurse in the emergency department, said ...
Aynsley Anderson Sosinski has always had strong caregiving genes. She knew from an early age that she wanted to become a nurse. “I grew up among family and friends who were nurses,” she said. “I always loved hearing their stories about the patients they took care of.” Joyce Williams ...
The small crew of health care workers at Guadalupe Clinic in Wichita — aided by dozens more who volunteer there — sees nearly 2,000 people a year. Every one of them is uninsured, and all visits are free. Guadalupe can’t yet check patients for COVID-19. But emergency federal legislation ...
Across the country, we see examples of hospitals becoming overwhelmed by a surge of patients with COVID-19. This can sound intimidating, alarming and downright scary. LMH Health has been actively preparing for the surge, and providers across the community and here at LMH Health are stepping ...
ATLANTA — As more states push to reopen their economies, many are falling short on one of the federal government's essential criteria for doing so — having an efficient system to track people who have been physically near a person infected with the coronavius. An Associated Press review ...
Camryn Kelly didn’t fully understand what her mom would be doing when she left for New York in the beginning of April. So when the 4-year-old said goodbye, Camryn asked her mom, Stacie Kelly, if she could bring her back a unicorn from “vacation.” She’s obsessed with the mythical ...
Bishop Seabury Academy junior Lyle Griggs isn’t particularly active on social media. So when the avid bicyclist goes on rides throughout Lawrence, he isn’t prone to post about it. These days, however, in the midst of a global pandemic? He said he especially wouldn’t consider doing ...
The COVID-19 pandemic has caused LMH Health CEO and President Russ Johnson to become acutely aware of ways in which people facilitate transmission inadvertently in his hospital. Doorknobs and elevator buttons, for example, are two things Johnson mentioned that contribute to the “constant” ...
Scott Bruegge’s journey started with a cough. He couldn’t have imagined that it would lead to being hospitalized with COVID-19. The cough began on March 13. Bruegge told his boss and began working from home, just in case he had become infected. He then ran a low-grade fever, called his ...
In the midst of the COVID-19 health care crisis, local community members are coming together to support LMH Health employees and patients. Over the past few weeks, LMH Health has seen an outpouring of local support, including monetary donations and supplies like masks and gloves. Handmade ...
Despite health care workers' positions on the front lines of the battle against the novel coronavirus, hospitals are not immune to the economic struggles affecting many other businesses. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's guidance last month to stop elective and non-emergency ...
These times are trying, confusing and weigh heavily on many. However, a group left even more confused are those soon-to-be moms navigating both their pregnancy journeys and the COVID-19 pandemic. Many have asked questions like: Can the virus pass on to babies? Does pregnancy make you more ...