Topeka — As the Kansas and Missouri medical communities prepare for respiratory illness season, health officials grapple with an early COVID-19 infection spike and higher-than-normal tuberculosis infections in Wyandotte County. COVID positivity rates have been steadily increasing in Kansas, ...

In their ongoing quest to lower prescription drug prices, Kansas and other states are forcing drugmakers to continue to sell cheaper medications to thousands of pharmacies through a federal drug-discount program. Under the 32-year-old 340B program, pharmaceutical companies that participate in ...

When life gets busy, making your health a priority can sometimes take a back seat. LMH Health is providing an opportunity to make getting routine screenings convenient with the Annual Health Fair on Saturday, Sept. 14, from 7:30 to 10:30 a.m. at the LMH Main Campus. The 2023 Lawrence-Douglas ...

Commercials for diet and weight loss drugs seem to be everywhere. But how do you know what’s right for you? Some of the most talked about medications are Zepbound and Wegovy. They belong to a class of medications called GLP-1 antagonists, and were initially used for patients living with ...

WASHINGTON — On the heels of a summer wave of COVID-19 cases, Americans will be able to get free virus test kits mailed to their homes, starting in late September. U.S. households will be able to order up to four COVID-19 nasal swab tests when the federal program reopens, according to the ...

The Kansas Department of Health and Environment on Thursday confirmed a tuberculosis outbreak in Wyandotte County, with more cases than the entire state recorded last year. In response to questions from the Kansas News Service about the outbreak, a spokesperson for KDHE confirmed there have ...