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It’s not that Jennifer Gwin and her sister were caught unaware by their mother’s Parkinson’s disease. They’d been preparing and researching future options. Their mother, in her early 80s, was still living in an apartment and getting help with housekeeping...
Overland Park’s Bluhawk complex will soon be home to a new fitness center offering training programs for amateurs and competitive athletes alike. The C26 Hub, a membership-based sports training club, will host a range of fitness activities and classes at...
By Noah Taborda Six close contacts of an Olathe Northwest student have tested positive for tuberculosis so far, according to the Johnson County Department of Health and Environment. The department, alongside the Kansas Department of Health and Environment, began testing after...
By Bek Shackelford-Nwanganga  A Johnson County health department official confirmed Tuesday that four more people tested positive for tuberculosis at Olathe Northwest High School after a student tested positive earlier this month. The spokesperson for the Johnson County Department of...
A new outpatient mental health care office in south Overland Park looks to break down the stigma often experienced by those seeking such care. Operating on the second floor of the Southridge Medical office building at 12541 Foster St., near...
State and local health officials have identified one case of active tuberculosis in a student who attends Olathe Northwest High School. The infected student is now isolating and receiving medication and treatment, according to the Johnson County Department of Health...
Almost 9-month-old Addie Holloway’s departure from the Overland Park Regional Medical Center earlier this month was no ordinary departure. Addie has spent nearly every day of her life in the hospital. So, Friday, Aug. 4, marked a day of celebration...
By Miranda Moore  Kansans will soon be able to use fentanyl test strips without fear of being prosecuted after Gov. Laura Kelly signed Senate Bill 174 earlier this month, a measure that addiction experts hope will prevent deaths from accidental fentanyl poisoning. “By...
The first phase of AdventHealth's new campus at Lenexa City Center could be eligible for as much as $9 million in private reimbursements over the next 20 years, though city staff signaled it would likely only receive half of...
The first phase of AdventHealth’s long-awaited Lenexa City Center campus is officially underway at the corner of 87th Street Parkway and Renner Boulevard. Though some major dirt moving at the site has been going on for some time, AdventHealth marked...
By Samantha Horton  Kansas Republican lawmakers want to take over powers from state and local public health officials to fight the spread of contagious diseases. The Kansas Senate passed a bill to shift those powers from local health officials to state lawmakers last...
Hospitals in Johnson County are bracing for a potentially heavy respiratory illness season as the wider Kansas City metro sees surges of seasonal viral illnesses that had receded the last two years during the COVID-19 pandemic. What to look for:...