It’s a scenario parents and teachers face all too often. A child complains of a sore throat and goes to see the school nurse. Yes, the nurse determines, it looks like there could be a…

Dear Dr. Roach: Does losing weight fast when you are first trying mean you will always gain it back? —L.R.S. Answer: We used to think that fast weight loss universally led to regaining it, but…

Residents of Wyandotte County and southeast Kansas face worse health outcomes than most of the rest of the state. A new report of annual health rankings from the University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute considers…

LONDON (AP) — European and American health authorities have identified a number of monkeypox cases in recent days, mostly in young men. It’s a surprising outbreak of a disease that rarely appears outside Africa. Health…

U.S. regulators on Tuesday authorized a COVID-19 booster shot for healthy 5- to 11-year-olds, hoping an extra vaccine dose will enhance their protection as infections once again creep upward. Everyone 12 and older already was…

Health department officials tackled a lot of extra responsibilities because of the COVID-19 pandemic, Rebecca Johnson, director of the Southeast Kansas Multi-County Health Department, told county commissioners on Tuesday. Johnson submitted her department’s annual budget…

Dr. Anthony Fauci said Wednesday the coronavirus is under better control in the United States. but the pandemic isn’t over — and the challenge is how to keep improving the situation. “We are in a…

WASHINGTON (AP) — Confronting the pandemic’s lasting shadow, President Joe Biden on Tuesday is ordering a new national research push on long COVID, while also directing federal agencies to support patients dealing with the mysterious…

The Southeast Kansas Mental Health Center (SEKMHC) is now tobacco free. The center adopted an  agency-wide, tobacco free policy on Jan. 1. Clients, visitors, and staff are prohibited from using tobacco products at all SEKMHC…

The Southwind Extension District will have a kickoff event on Saturday, March 26, for Walk Kansas 2022. Walk Kansas is a team-based health initiative program that will inspire you to lead a healthier life by…