TOPEKA —  Kansas documented the state’s lowest-ever recorded birth rate for the 2022 year, according to a preliminary report. The Kansas Department of Health and Environment’s annual report shows the number of births in the…

LAHARPE — April Colborn isn’t big on discussing her woes.  It’s why she and husband Bob were initially reluctant when approached by friends hoping to host a fundraiser to benefit the couple, both of whom…

DEAR DR. ROACH: If you would recommend one good thing to do in your life to prolong your life and have good health, what would it be? By the same token, if you were to…

WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. officials have approved the first over-the-counter birth control pill, which will let American women buy contraceptive medication from the same aisle as aspirin and eyedrops. The Food and Drug Administration said…

If you knew that you were on course to be seriously ill in 10-15 years but could dramatically lessen your chances, would you?  One out of five Americans today potentially face that question when diagnosed…

Exactly one year after the first laboratory-confirmed case of Covid-19 was identified in the United States, I began my tenure as the 19th director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. At the time,…

The patient was young, healthy, and short of breath. She had not been sick recently, other than a minor cough. Her oxygen level was normal and her lungs sounded clear. Her heart rate was a…

WASHINGTON — States are disenrolling residents from Medicaid at a breakneck pace, even though a large percentage of those losing coverage are still eligible for the program. But the unique structure of the jointly run…

Dear Dr. Roach: As a snack before dinner, which is better: nuts from a can or from a plastic bag?  Or should only veggies be a snack with, say, hummus? We are now retired and…

Is work getting you down? Maybe every day feels like a Monday for you.  There is value in working towards happiness at work.  It is tied to better health, creativity, less turn over, and much…