Obama administration seeks effective Alzheimer's treatment by 2025
The federal government is setting forth a plan to help the estimated 5.4 million Americans who have Alzheimer's or similar dementias and their loved ones. ...
We are approaching our Growing Food, Growing Health Community Dinner On January 28. From 6-7:30pm in the West Middle School Cafeteria, we will be celebrating ...
TherapyWorks will be hosting a free workshop about fitness and nutrition at 7 p.m. Tuesday at the center, 1311 Wakarusa Drive, Suite 1000. The workshop ...
From petting a calf to climbing into the cab of an $82,000 John Deere tractor, fourth-graders got a taste of farm life Thursday morning at ...
Lawrence Memorial Hospital leaders thanked individuals and businesses Thursday evening for their support by giving time and money during 2011. “We had an excellent year ...
Dr. Michael Zabel will be available Feb. 2 to discuss heart disease — America’s No. 1 killer — in recognition of American Heart Month. Zabel, ...
Please join us for a WellCommons celebration and open house from 8 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. Friday, Feb. 3, at the News Center, 645 N.H. ...
It sure seems like we're hearing a lot lately about mental health. On my drive to work on Monday morning (I always have the dial ...
Independence Inc. is offering beginner's computer classes for the month of February in the areas of typing and Microsoft Word. The course will focus on ...
By John Hanna, Associated Press TOPEKA -- Republican Gov. Sam Brownback won't delay an overhaul of Medicaid in Kansas, officials said Thursday, despite bipartisan concern ...
It’s cold and there’s not much daylight before or after work. Yep, winter can be a tough time to keep a healthy, active lifestyle. That’s ...
Join local hospice vounteers from Visiting Nurses a brief presentation about hospice care and end-of-life planning. Sunday, February 5th - 1:00pm Unity Church 900 Madeline ...
At least six cases of measles have been confirmed this month in Finney County. “We just had our sixth case confirmed this morning,” Finney County ...
Join local hosipce volunteers from Visiting Nurses in a brief presentation about hospice care and end-of-life planning. Sunday, Feb 5th - 1:00pm Unity Church 900 ...
Free tax assistance is available to low- and moderate-income residents, ages 60 and older, at the Lawrence Senior Center through the AARP Foundation Tax-Aide program. ...
Cupcake Construction Co. is hosting a cupcake-eating contest Feb. 4 to benefit the hungry in Douglas County. “We wanted a fun, unique and different way ...
Business attire at the Kansas State Capitol this Thursday, Jan. 26, will be suits and sneakers, as the Governor and Legislators will be hosting Kansas ...
Lawrence Memorial Hospital’s Healthy Hearts Fair will be from 8 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. Feb. 18. The annual event — which typically draws about 500 ...
From Florida to Wisconsin, Colorado to Massachusetts, winter farmers markets are popping up everywhere, affording farmers an off season venue for their wares. Farmers Markets ...
A new company, which was established using research from Kansas University, will seek to educate health care providers on a range of issues related to ...
After two very public and popular Kansas City residents died by suicide, KCPT's Sandy Woodson decided it was time to provide hope and guidance to ...
The next step in the Lawrence-Douglas County Health Department’s accreditation work has already begun, with the release of a community concerns survey on health issues ...
A spokeswoman for the Kansas Department of Social and Rehabilitation Services confirmed Tuesday that Pedro Moreno, deputy secretary for disability and behavioral health services, resigned ...
A Kansas University researcher has made a discovery that should lead to improved treatments for prostate and breast cancer. Emily Scott, an associate professor of ...
Two disability programs at the Kansas Department of Health and Environment have teamed up to bring disability awareness and education to students at Kansas University ...
Topeka's Stormont-Vail HealthCare announced today that it has hired Randall Peterson as its next president and CEO. Peterson will join the staff in June and ...
Providing direct services to those affected by cancer is one of our primary missions here at LIVESTRONG. And one of the great ways we provide ...
The Lawrence-Douglas County Health Department is gathering statistics and information to determine the community’s health concerns. It’s compiling the information through an online survey, focus ...
If you’re planning to get fit in 2012, you may have decided a gym membership might help things along. There are plenty of ways to ...
On Homecoming night 2006, Washburn Rural High School senior Joe White and his friends were drinking. They got in a car and decided to film ...
By Scott Rothschild Sharon Spratt, CEO of Cottonwood Inc., left, and Carl Locke, on the Cottonwood board of trustees, greet Kansas Department on Aging Secretary ...
The Douglas County Dental Clinic will offer free cleanings, exams, X-rays and restorative dental care to uninsured children on Friday, February 3rd, 2012. In order ...
In November, I wrote about the importance of getting a fitness game plan in place before the holidays hit. Maybe you did and maybe you ...
The annual Relay For Life of Douglas County will kick off Tuesday with a sign-up party from 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. at Free State ...
These long-sleeve Growing Food, Growing Health T-shirts are just in! These beauties will be for sale at our upcoming Community Dinner this Saturday, January 28 ...
Weight can be a difficult subject for parents to talk about with their children, and too often, it’s put on the back burner. A recent ...
The Kaw Valley Older Women's League invites the public to a meeting about Kansas Medicaid reform. It will be from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. ...
The East Central Kansas Economic Opportunity Corporation will be distributing commodity food items Thursday to Douglas County residents who are eligible for The Emergency Food ...
Kansas Department on Aging Secretary Shawn Sullivan will be available Feb. 6 to discuss the state’s plan to privatize the Medicaid program or other policies ...
Americans need help getting back into shape, and Park University hopes to help. The college located in Parkville, Mo., just north of Kansas City, is ...
A pharmacy professor at the University of Kansas told a Senate panel this week that his vision for the school includes a new research institute ...
McLouth — In her art studio, 70-year-old Sherry Leftwich carefully matches small strips of colorful fabric and then tapes them onto her homemade cards. When ...
Ugh. You can feel it coming: the sore throat, the stuffy nose, the coughing. Your kids, spouse and co-workers have had the dreaded winter cold ...
Two metal tissue holders containing low levels of radioactive material were distributed to a Bed, Bath & Beyond store in Overland Park, and the Kansas ...
The House Committee of Aging and Long-term Care heard testimony today on a bill intended to address conflicts of interest in how the state pays ...