Roger and Billie Collins have learned to live in the moment. They know how quickly it can all change. On a given morning, Billie might be sitting next to Roger’s bedside in a Texas hospital,…

A series of trails around Allen Community College and Allen County Regional Hospital are planned to improve the health of local residents and employees.  Thrive Allen County is working to build the trails around the…

The week before Brian Colvin was scheduled for shoulder surgery in November, he tested positive for COVID-19. What he thought at first was a head cold had morphed into shortness of breath and chest congestion…

It has been a scorcher the past week to say the least. The cooler temperatures this week are certainly a welcome relief. However, we’ve just passed the Summer Solstice which means the official start of…

The liver is one of the most amazing but underrated organs in our bodies. We cannot live without it, and, unlike the kidney, we cannot bypass it with a dialysis machine. Lose your liver and…

TOPEKA — The state of Kansas ranked 18th in terms of child well-being Monday in the annual report evaluating state-by-state evidence of economic, health, education and family trends influencing development of kids. Nebraska and Colorado…

Teenagers and children as young as 12 soon will be able to get the COVID-19 vaccine in Allen County, but only at one local clinic, the Community Health Center of Southeast Kansas, and only by…

In an ideal world, when a person falls ill, there’s a support system to help pull them through. Charlie Murphey lives in that world. On Jan. 12, he tested positive for COVID-19. Four days later,…

Besides the danger of contracting COVID-19 itself, the pandemic is revealing other ways health is being negatively affected in Southeast Kansas.  Social isolation, the lack of transportation, housing and access to food make it difficult…

Big changes could be coming to Allen County Regional Hospital as Saint Luke’s Health System considers how to add space for various health clinics. Saint Luke’s proposed taking an incremental approach with multiple options that…