Preventative cancer screening and genetic testing at LMH Health’s cancer center changed the lives of several members of one local family. Last year, Cindy Fritzel visited LMH Health for a routine 3D mammogram, and a cancerous tumor was identified. Because Fritzel’s father was also ...
While millions of Americans wait for the COVID-19 vaccine, hospital board members, their trustees and donors around the country have gotten early access to the scarce drug or offers for vaccinations, raising complaints about favoritism tainting decisions about who gets inoculated and when. In ...
Douglas County hosted a Phase 2 COVID-19 vaccination clinic at the Douglas County Fairgrounds on Friday, where 960 residents were scheduled to arrive between 10 a.m. and 5 p.m. Dan Partridge, director of Lawrence-Douglas County Public Health, said Friday afternoon that the clinic was busy ...
A COVID-19 testing site will open Tuesday in Lawrence for any Douglas County resident in need of a free test. Ruaa Hassaballa shared the news in a Thursday evening panel discussion put on by Unified Command to discuss COVID-19 testing, vaccines and equity. “We’re really excited that ...
Douglas County’s health department recommends schools continue to use hybrid or fully in-person learning models as key indicators related to the spread of the coronavirus continue to decline. Lawrence Douglas County Public Health announced Thursday its recommendation to schools would remain ...
Unified Command will make a change to its established Phase 2 coronavirus vaccine distribution process in order to vaccinate all residents of senior living facilities next week, according to the director of the health department. On Wednesday, the Journal-World reported that 17 senior living ...
Sometimes, Becky Angell doesn’t even realize she’s started crying. She’s been a nurse for seven years, and worked in an intensive care unit in Olathe for the past two. She loves her job and is used to seeing people die. But the past months of caring for one desperately ill COVID-19 ...
LMH Health started its first Phase 2 vaccination clinic on Tuesday knowing 1,300 people had been randomly selected to receive a dose. The local hospital just didn't know who those people were. And as it turns out, not all the people who showed up that day or who had scheduled appointments for ...
Kim Luce was told that her mother, who lives in Neuvant House of Lawrence, would be vaccinated as part of Phase 1 of the state’s coronavirus plan. But as of Wednesday, her mother and the other residents at the retirement and assisted living facility had not yet been vaccinated, even though ...
Older residents, workers in a variety of industries and all of the other groups identified in Phase 2 of Douglas County's vaccination plan will be allocated some vaccines every week, the county's health department announced Tuesday. But the health department's spokesman said that doesn't ...
Lawrence's hospital will begin administering 1,300 vaccines Tuesday to residents 65 and older. Monday night, the county contacted 1,300 randomly selected residents via the county's alert system. These individuals had indicated interest in receiving the vaccine through the county's vaccine ...
Douglas County reported 7,892 cases of COVID-19 as of Monday, an increase of 74 cases since Friday. In Douglas County, 7,002 out of the 7,892 cases are inactive or beyond the infectious period, according to Lawrence-Douglas County Public Health, meaning 890 cases are active. The county has ...
COVID-19-related restrictions at schools, businesses, community centers and other facilities haven’t just disrupted many people’s way of life — they’ve also disrupted the supply of blood donations. Because many places that would ordinarily host blood drives are closed or unable to ...
A skin biopsy at Lawrence’s hospital goes for anywhere from $95 to $600. It all depends on who receives the bill. Removing a skin lesion, anywhere from about $120 to $920. Now, because hospitals had to release millions of previously secret prices on Jan. 1, the public can see just how common ...
Douglas County residents may now complete a form to indicate their level of interest in receiving a COVID-19 vaccine, which phase they believe they qualify for and how they would like to be notified when vaccines become available. The form can be completed online at ...
Douglas County reported 7,791 cases of COVID-19 as of Thursday, an increase of 52 cases since Wednesday. In Douglas County, 6,728 out of the 7,791 cases are inactive or beyond the infectious period, according to Lawrence-Douglas County Public Health, meaning 1,063 cases are active. The county ...
As cases of the coronavirus fall in Douglas County, the local health department has downgraded its guidance recommendation to schools. Lawrence Douglas County Public Health announced Thursday that it had lowered its recommendation to the yellow tier, which calls for schools to use hybrid or ...
Lawrence resident Deb Umberger received a text alert Wednesday night at 6:23 p.m. informing her that residents over the age of 65 could register for a drive-thru vaccination clinic. It was the first opportunity for Douglas County residents who qualified for Phase 2 of the state’s ...
Douglas County now has a date for Phase II COVID vaccinations to begin, but it also has far more people eager to get the vaccine than it has doses currently. That became evident early Wednesday evening. Lawrence-Douglas County Public Health announced a little after 6 p.m. Wednesday that it ...
- Updated story: Douglas County announces it will start vaccinating people 65 and older; appointments for first clinic fill up in minutes The process for vaccinating a larger group of Douglas County residents, including the elderly and teachers, may win key approvals in the next day or ...