Health/Lifestyle

Meg Heriford, owner of Ladybird Diner in Lawrence, sits at the counter in her restaurant. She said she won’t be able to afford health insurance this year if federal subsidies expire.

without subsidies, health insurance not an option

Wed, 11/26/2025 - 4:19pm

LAWRENCE-MegHeriford darted around Ladybird Diner, a classic, American eatery in downtown Lawrence, seating people and delivering water and menus. The place was hopping late morning on a Friday.

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Families of transgender teens want to overturn Kansas ban

Wed, 11/26/2025 - 4:19pm

LAWRENCE - In a small Douglas County courtroom on Wednesday, a woman wearing a black blazer and a colorful bead bracelet took the witness stand.

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USDA not expected to follow through with threat

Wed, 11/19/2025 - 9:56pm

Penalties not likely over payout of SNAP benefits

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Jason Wesco, president of the Community Health Center of Southeast Kansas, walks around the center’s clinic in north Pittsburg, where patients can receive care regardless of their ability to pay.

In southeast Kansas, housing is treated as essential to health care

Wed, 11/12/2025 - 10:32pm

PITTSBURG - Stevie and Brandon Perez could not stay awake any longer. They found two chairs in Mercy Hospital’s intensive care unit waiting room, a place they knew would be open, and they drifted off.