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Blood donors desperately needed during ‘trauma season’
The Community Blood Center has declared a blood emergency as supplies are short during the current high-demand season.
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Mental health practitioner’s new solo venture focuses on BIPOC and first responders
Nicole Rials is excited to build on the mental health work she’s done in this community for 20 years — and she’s excited to host the Black Resilience Summit online next week.
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Free gift cards for those who get saliva tests, vaccines at Lawrence clinic
Lawrence-Douglas County Public Health and some community partners are coupling family fun with a BIPOC Clinic to combat COVID-19 on Saturday.
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While Kansas keeps hospital data under lock and key, Colorado helps employers dig into cost of care
One Colorado community studied prices in its area and then bargained down the hospital to help save $2 million on premiums in a single year.
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Kansas knows what hospitals get paid, but says it can’t tell a group that compares prices nationally
Kansas remains among a shrinking number of states that store detailed information about health care prices, but that won’t share it with a prominent think tank trying to compare the cost of hospital care nationally.
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Douglas County community can now request COVID-19 vaccine clinics at businesses, events
Members of the Douglas County community can now request COVID-19 vaccine clinics at individual businesses and events, Lawrence-Douglas County Public Health officials said Wednesday.
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Kansas officials urge vaccination as concerns intensify over Delta variant
Kansas officials are pleading with residents to get a COVID-19 vaccine and protect themselves from the dangerous Delta variant sweeping through the Midwest.
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3 cases of more contagious Delta COVID-19 variant confirmed in Douglas County
COVID-19 testing in Douglas County in the last month has uncovered three cases of the Delta variant of the respiratory virus, which is thought to be 60% more contagious than other iterations of the disease.
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New KU research: Kansas counties with mask mandates avoided 500 COVID-19 deaths
New research from KU shows that counties in Kansas that instituted mask mandates experienced significantly lower rates of COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations and deaths compared with counties declining to take that precaution.
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Kansas doctors: Troublesome coronavirus variant nicknamed Delta warrants strict scrutiny
More than 100 cases of the COVID-19 variant first identified in India and given the shorthand name Delta have been diagnosed in Kansas, prompting public anxiety this variety could cause more severe illness or a higher degree of fatalities.
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Kansas health care providers get $900K boost for COVID-19 vaccination efforts
Community health care providers across Kansas will soon receive $900,000 in state grant funds to help with local COVID-19 vaccination efforts, Gov. Laura Kelly announced Tuesday.
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Bert Nash expanding hours for mental health services, adding staff
Starting next month, Bert Nash Community Mental Health Center will add about 18 operating hours per week. The center will be open from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. most weekdays.
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Racial disparities in infant mortalities persist despite record low rates in Kansas
Studies done in past years have demonstrated Black and Hispanic Kansas communities experience infant mortality at a much higher rate than their white counterparts.
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People ages 12-15 can get COVID-19 vaccines in Douglas County starting Thursday
Based on updated recommendations from the CDC, people ages 12-15 can get Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine in Douglas County starting Thursday.
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Bike to School Day is Wednesday; Baldwin schools to participate for the first time
Students and families across Douglas County are encouraged to strap on helmets and ride their bicycles to school together Wednesday, May 5, on National Bike to School Day.
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No mask needed outdoors if you’re vaccinated, except among crowds, CDC says
Those who are at least two weeks past receiving their final dose of a COVID-19 vaccine can safely be unmasked at small outdoor gatherings and while dining outdoors with friends from multiple households, according to the new guidance.