Health

High-Risk Breast program helps patients stay ahead of cancer

The statistics are sobering. The American Cancer Society reports that one in eight women will be diagnosed with breast cancer during her lifetime. But breast cancer risk isn’t the same for everyone. While many women are at average risk, some have other factors that place them at a ...

Kansas cases of cyclospora more than double this week

TOPEKA — Kansas cases of a foodborne illness that causes explosive diarrhea doubled this week to 55, and a national health agency said cases exceeded 7,000 nationwide. Dana Hawkinson, medical director of infection prevention and control for the University of Kansas Health System, said ...

Measles detected in wastewater in Douglas County, but no cases have been confirmed

Measles has been detected in wastewater in Douglas County, the local health department announced Monday, though there are currently no confirmed cases here. Lawrence-Douglas County Public Health said in a release that the measles virus was detected by WastewaterSCAN, a national program that ...

Making a game out of health can be fun for some, dangerous for others

Green means go, red means stop. Trophies or confetti come with good performance, and people who fall behind get nudged to do better. Those brightly colored engagement tactics long ago jumped from smartphone games to everything from online shopping to sports betting and classrooms. So it ...