Douglas County has reported 1,895 cases of COVID-19 as of Monday, an increase of 72 cases since Friday. The county has averaged about 24 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 24 new ...

Updated at 6:57 p.m. Monday Photos and videos of crowded house parties in Lawrence garnered attention this weekend, including from national media, as they showed large gatherings of people not wearing masks. But local law enforcement and public health leaders struggled to explain on Monday ...

We’re constantly bombarded with updates, news and information about COVID-19 and it can be hard to tell what information is true and what isn’t. With the mask mandate in effect, cases on the rise and KU students back in town, how much are we really protected by wearing a mask? Why is it so ...

After 20 years at its former location, the Lawrence Surgery Center will have a new home within LMH West, and with it some new high-tech equipment. Scott Thellman, a plastic surgeon with Lawrence Plastic Surgery, helped establish the Lawrence Surgery Center, and has also had a hand in ...

Private donors and foundations played a major role in funding the construction of the approximately $100 million LMH West facility in northwest Lawrence. Approximately 30 donors provided $5 million to the new state-of-the-art health care facility that features everything from an outpatient ...

The new Women’s Center at LMH West was designed with convenience, time and care for patients in mind. One major goal was to provide a center for patients that could handle most of the care they needed all under one roof, with several services just a short walk away from one another. Megan ...