Wichita — A national shortage of a new immunization that protects babies from severe cases of respiratory syncytial virus is worrying Kansas doctors as they try to avoid a repeat of last year’s “tripledemic” that filled hospitals with COVID-19, flu and RSV patients simultaneously. The ...
The chances of someone you know being diagnosed with diabetes in their lifetime are high. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, one in 10 people in the U.S. will be diagnosed with diabetes at some point in their lives. An additional one in three people have prediabetes. ...
Lawrence-Douglas County Public Health will soon begin offering some services on location in Eudora once per month, thanks to its new mobile clinic and a partnership with the Eudora Unified School District. The health department announced Tuesday that starting Wednesday, Nov. 1, it will provide ...
When you receive a diagnosis of heart failure or cancer, your world stops on a dime. The myriad appointments, labs and tests can be overwhelming. But at LMH Health, there are people whose job is specifically to help guide you through those challenging times — nurse navigators. “We ...
Bert Nash Community Mental Health Center is one of more than 500 certified community behavioral health clinics nationwide, but only the first nonprofit in the country to earn the full designation. That’s an achievement worth celebrating, according to former Kansas Gov. Kathleen ...
Topeka — Twenty-six-year-old Jonah Wagner can now operate a light switch with his left arm — a maneuver he counts a win. Wagner was left with a traumatic brain injury after an automobile accident in July of 2021. He was in a medically induced coma due to brain swelling and infections. ...