Four high-profile Kansas Democrats gathered virtually Tuesday to discuss what they deemed a pressing need to expand the Sunflower State's access to Medicaid — a need they said was only exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic. Gov. Laura Kelly; U.S. Rep. Sharice Davids; Kathleen Sebelius, who ...
Douglas County has reported 1,739 cases of COVID-19 as of Tuesday, an increase of 173 cases since Friday. The county has averaged about 26 new cases per day over the last 14 days, according to a 14-day moving average graph updated weekdays by the health department. The current average of 26 ...
Colleges and universities across the United States have been at the forefront of researching COVID-19 and how to treat it since before the pandemic took hold in March. At the University of Kansas, efforts are ongoing to find medical answers to fight the disease, but researchers are also ...
September is Prostate Cancer Awareness Month. Shining a light on prostate cancer and the statistics behind the disease is important to raise awareness, increase education and emphasize the importance of age-appropriate health screening for men. Dr. Luke Huerter with LMH Oncology and Hematology ...
City leaders will soon get a look at details regarding the ongoing coronavirus pandemic in Douglas County and efforts to address it. As part of its work session Tuesday, the Lawrence City Commission will receive a report and presentation from Lawrence-Douglas County Public Health regarding ...
A new health order that places a curfew on Lawrence establishments with a liquor license will affect Rick Renfro both financially and emotionally, the Johnny’s Tavern owner said. He’s not looking forward to having to explain to people next Thursday night during the Chiefs' home opener ...
A resident of Lawrence Presbyterian Manor who had previously tested positive for COVID-19 died on Wednesday, according to a press release from the long-term care facility. Christie Patrick, executive director of Lawrence Presbyterian Manor, said in Friday's press release that the entire ...
Story updated at 5:51 p.m. Thursday: All Douglas County establishments that have liquor licenses will soon be required to stop serving alcohol after 9 p.m., according to an order from Douglas County's health officer, Dr. Thomas Marcellino. The order, which goes into effect Friday at 12:01 ...
A ninth Douglas County resident has died from COVID-19, according to the health department’s update about the virus on Thursday. Previously, Douglas County announced that eight people — three residents in their 70s and five residents in their 80s — had died from COVID-19 or with the ...
LAWRENCE — Cottonwood Incorporated in Lawrence helps about 75 people with intellectual and developmental disabilities with jobs, assembling things like cargo straps for the federal government and medical kits. When the day is done, Cottonwood takes them back to their homes in the community. ...
The mass testing program instituted prior to reopening the University of Kansas campus for the fall semester has revealed 546 cases of COVID-19 so far — with 72 new cases coming to light this week — and the university isn't planning any more mass testing efforts on the same scale, KU ...
Douglas County has reported 1,473 cases of COVID-19 as of Wednesday, an increase of 53 cases since Tuesday. Of the 1,473 cases, 956 are inactive or beyond the infectious period, according to Lawrence-Douglas County Public Health. The county has averaged about 29 new cases per day over the ...
Story updated at 5:37 p.m. Wednesday: One week from Wednesday, the state of Kansas will begin releasing the locations of some active COVID-19 outbreaks, according to a news release from the governor's office. Gov. Laura Kelly's office said that last week, Kansas saw its largest increase in ...
Health department staffer Kathy Colson does not want two respiratory viruses to attack her body at the same time. That’s why she said it’s especially important to get the flu shot this year amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Flu shots do not provide absolute certainty that a person will ...
Douglas County has reported 1,375 cases of COVID-19 as of Monday, an increase of 72 cases since Friday. In Douglas County, 910 out of the 1,375 cases are inactive or beyond the infectious period, according to Lawrence-Douglas County Public Health. The county has averaged about 29 new cases ...
The campus of the University of Kansas looked and felt far different last week compared with the beginning of a normal fall semester. Students who hadn’t elected to take online-only classes because of the COVID-19 pandemic were masked, even outside. Some classes were held outside of their ...
When the coronavirus first became a big deal in Kansas back in March, elementary school music teacher Emily Boedeker’s life changed quickly. One day she was singing and laughing with the more than 300 kids that pass through her classroom in Lawrence every day. The next day, school was ...
Note: September is Suicide Awareness Prevention Month. Anyone struggling with thoughts of suicide should call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at (800) 273-8255 or (785) 841-2345. As soon as they received the text message, they knew. And in that moment, everything changed. Forever. I ...
LENEXA — One lab has helped seven Kansas universities test tens of thousands of students, faculty and staff for COVID-19 for the fall semester. And all anyone needed to do was spit. Saliva lab work has the potential to dramatically increase testing of asymptomatic Kansans with no known ...
Students continue to make up more than 97% of positive cases of COVID-19 at the University of Kansas, the total number of which has risen to 474 as of 10 p.m. Thursday. KU Chancellor Douglas Girod announced the latest testing data Friday afternoon, which also showed that KU's fraternity and ...