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State Government April 28, 2025 - 10:44 am

Kansas’ former top public health official reflects on five years since COVID-19

by Anna Kaminski, Kansas Reflector

Five years ago, Lee Norman was trying to dissuade Kansans from ingesting chemical cleaners to prevent COVID-19, preparing for the end of a statewide stay-at-home order and deciding whether to send tests for everyone in long-term care facilities and prisons.

Health August 30, 2024 - 11:17 am

Kansas COVID-19 spike coincides with unexplained tuberculosis infections

by Anna Kaminski, Kansas Reflector

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.

Health November 29, 2023 - 9:25 am

KU Health System doctor highlights value of COVID public health interventions for at-risk children

by Tim Carpenter, Kansas Reflector

A KU Health System physician says a study affirmed public health interventions during the COVID-19 pandemic decreased respiratory-related hospitalizations, ICU admissions and deaths among medically fragile children.

Health September 24, 2023 - 12:47 pm

Lawrence health department will have new COVID, flu shots starting Monday

by Lawrence Times

Lawrence-Douglas County Public Health has received the new flu and COVID vaccines sooner than expected. They’ll be available by appointment beginning Monday (while supplies last).

Health September 20, 2023 - 12:35 pm

‘A nice, regular fall’: Kansas doctors call for more vaccinations to dampen COVID-19 cases

by Rachel Mipro, Kansas Reflector

Doctors warn that colder months have already brought an uptick in COVID-19 cases, especially in the urban parts of the state, though numbers are still significantly lower than they were during the height of the pandemic.

Health August 4, 2023 - 3:20 pm

Hospitalizations in Kansas and nationwide signal ‘summer surge’ of COVID-19

by Rachel Mipro, Kansas Reflector

A national summer uptick in COVID-19 cases has arrived, but Kansas physicians are still waiting to see if cases in the state follow national trends.

Education April 18, 2023 - 10:42 am

‘Pushing, shoving, hitting’: Post-pandemic student behavior at Kansas schools worries educators

by Suzanne Perez, Kansas News Service

Kansas public school officials report more fights between students and more violent attacks on teachers. Many blame the rise on the COVID pandemic, saying students are still adjusting to life back in the classroom.

August Rudisell/Lawrence Times
Health April 13, 2023 - 4:52 pm

Lawrence-Douglas County Public Health to end COVID-19 updates

by Mackenzie Clark

After April 26, Lawrence-Douglas County Public Health will cease updating its COVID-19 data dashboard and sending out email updates each week.

Health March 3, 2023 - 12:42 pm

Local public health officials fear a Kansas bill would undercut work to contain diseases

by Samantha Horton, Kansas News Service

The Kansas Legislature is considering a bill that would strip powers from local public health officials to contain disease outbreaks.

Health January 18, 2023 - 10:49 am

Kansas is a rare state without a long-COVID clinic, leaving some patients far from specialists

by Samantha Horton, Kansas News Service

Long COVID, the often-baffling aftereffects that trouble the body for months or years after acute symptoms pass, likely haunts close to 200,000 people in Kansas. But Kansas is one of just two states without a medical center specializing in treatment of the condition.

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