Health Headlines for September 9, 2024

ang="en" xml:lang="en" xmlns=" xmlns:cctd="> [After a breast cancer diagnosis, Senior Resource Center leader is raising awareness about problems that mammograms might not catch]( “I’ll always kick myself a little bit because I could have caught it earlier, but I don’t think there’s anything I could have done to prevent it.” Megan Poindexter had a weird pain in her armpit. She didn’t think it was anything ... [After a breast cancer diagnosis, Senior Resource Center leader is raising awareness about problems that mammograms might not catch]( By: Autumn Bishop, LMH Health “I’ll always kick myself a little bit because I could have caught it earlier, but I don’t think there’s anything I could have done to prevent it.” Megan Poindexter had a weird pain in her armpit. She didn’t think it was anything ... September 7, 2024 @ 11:10pm [COVID-19 spike coincides with unexplained tuberculosis infections]( By: Anna Kaminski, Kansas Reflector Topeka — As the Kansas and Missouri medical communities prepare for respiratory illness season, health officials grapple with an early COVID-19 infection spike and higher-than-normal tuberculosis infections in Wyandotte County. COVID ... September 2, 2024 @ 11:25pm [States force drugmakers to keep selling cheaper meds under federal program]( By: Shalina Chatlani, Kansas Reflector In their ongoing quest to lower prescription drug prices, Kansas and other states are forcing drugmakers to continue to sell cheaper medications to thousands of pharmacies through a federal drug-discount program. Under the 32-year-old 340B ... September 2, 2024 @ 4:52pm You are receiving this email because of your relationship with the Lawrence Journal-World or because at some point in the past you shared your email address with us. If you no longer want to receive emails from us, follow instructions at the link below. [Click here to unsubscribe and manage your email subscriptions.]( Lawrence Journal-World P.O Box 888, Lawrence, Kansas 66044