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Thousands of Kansans are Missouri medical marijuana patients
Thousands of Kansans are crossing the Missouri border with medical marijuana cards in hand, and that’s unlikely to change as Kansas lawmakers resist medical legalization in 2025.
Thousands of Kansans are Missouri medical marijuana patients
Thousands of Kansans are crossing the Missouri border with medical marijuana cards in hand, and that’s unlikely to change as Kansas lawmakers resist medical legalization in 2025.
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Carter Gaskins/Lawrence Times
Douglas County Commission candidates share varying views on their prospective roles in public health
Douglas County Commission candidates said during a forum Thursday evening that the community has existing resources in place to fill gaps in access to health care and preventive care but better education and leadership are required.
August Rudisell / The Lawrence Times
Douglas County Commission candidates to participate in public health forum
During a forum Thursday, candidates vying for seats on the Douglas County Commission will field questions related to public health.
LDCFM’s Mobile Integrated Health team shares progress update
The Mobile Integrated Health team, which includes two Lawrence-Douglas County Fire Medical technicians, aims to meet people where they are and help them with their medical needs to avoid use of emergency services in the future.
Kansas mental health ranking improves, but numbers for young people worsen
Kansas ranked worst in the nation for mental illness prevalence and mental health care access in a 2023 report, but new data shows the state’s ranking significantly improved this year.
As Kansas farms grow bigger, more people leave and rural life gets lonelier
Kansas farms have expanded their operations and are now bigger than ever, which has led to an economic boom. But that also means fewer farmers, and that has contributed to depopulation in rural parts of the state that were socially isolated to begin with.
Heartland Community Health Center to celebrate new behavioral health expansion building
Heartland Community Health Center will welcome the public to a ribbon cutting and celebration of its new Bluestem Wellness Building, which will allow the clinic to expand its psychiatry and behavioral health services.
Evening of poetry, music and more to encourage dialogue around suicide prevention in Lawrence
The annual “Words Save Lives” event in Lawrence will bring together local artists to share their lived experiences related to suicide.
LMH Health to stop accepting certain Medicare Advantage insurance in 2025
When the new year begins, Lawrence Memorial Hospital will no longer accept two types of Medicare Advantage plans that more than 3,000 patients currently have.
LMH Health Fair to offer free and reduced-price medical screenings
LMH Health’s annual Health Fair will give folks a chance to catch up on routine health screenings, get a flu shot and learn from community organizations. Register early to save on a blood panel.
Kansas COVID-19 spike coincides with unexplained tuberculosis infections
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.
Abby Bayani-Heitzman
MixMaster Music Conference returning to Lawrence; 2-day event includes health clinic
The Lawrence music scene is preparing to tune into this year’s 11th annual MixMaster Music Conference, expanded to provide a free health clinic for workers in the music industry.
114k Kansans lost Medicaid coverage in post-pandemic ‘unwinding’ review
More than 100,000 Kansans have lost health care coverage through the state’s Medicaid program since April 2023 after the rocky “unwinding” of pandemic-era protections, but the agency in charge of the review has seen progress recently based on incremental changes.
Free wellness workshop to center on people of color, offer ‘shared support’ with grief, trauma
A free wellness workshop in Lawrence designed for people of color will offer a panel discussion on trauma and healing, physical therapy exercises and vision board-making.
As school begins, mental health experts say to watch social media use by teens
Across Kansas, teens are living more and more of their lives online. Scrolling for hours probably isn’t great for anyone, but research shows it’s especially bad for teens and their developing brains.
Missouri woman sues University of Kansas hospital that denied her an emergency abortion
Mylissa Farmer was ”heartbroken, in pain and terrified” after two emergency departments refused to treat her while experiencing a miscarriage in 2022. On Tuesday, she filed a lawsuit against KU Health System.
