Health Headlines for August 24, 2020

ang="en" xml:lang="en" xmlns=" xmlns:cctd="> [KU issues cease-and-desist orders, 14-day public health bans to two fraternities seen partying ahead of fall semester]( Two fraternities at the University of Kansas have received cease-and-desist orders from KU Chancellor Douglas Girod after images and videos circulated on social media over the past week of large groups gathered outside without masks or social ... [KU issues cease-and-desist orders, 14-day public health bans to two fraternities seen partying ahead of fall semester]( By: Conner Mitchell Two fraternities at the University of Kansas have received cease-and-desist orders from KU Chancellor Douglas Girod after images and videos circulated on social media over the past week of large groups gathered outside without masks or social ... August 23, 2020 @ 10:03pm [KU officials haven't responded to request to delay physical instruction by 2 weeks, also silent on images of partying on campus]( By: Conner Mitchell UPDATED STORY: KU issues cease-and-desist orders, 14-day public health bans to two fraternities seen partying ahead of fall semester • • • As of Sunday evening, KU’s top administrators had not responded to a Friday letter from faculty ... August 23, 2020 @ 8:29pm [Local officials provide more details about proposed campsite for homeless people, potential locations]( By: Rochelle Valverde Plans are taking shape to create a campground for homeless people that will provide access to toilets, showers, laundry facilities and social services. The location of the campsite is still undecided, but organizers say to be useful, it will ... August 23, 2020 @ 12:00am [LMH Health family of providers continues to expand in 2020]( By: Autumn Bishop, LMH Health LMH Health’s new outpatient campus in West Lawrence isn’t the only expansion being undertaken in the organization this year. The LMH Health family of medical providers continues to grow in 2020 with the addition of a number of physicians, ... August 23, 2020 @ 12:00am [KU governance organizations urge Girod to delay start of in-person classes 2 weeks: 'The risks are too great']( By: Conner Mitchell Leaders in the four governance organizations at the University of Kansas on Friday night, less than three days before the start of fall classes, sent an urgent request to KU Chancellor Douglas Girod and Provost Barbara Bichelmeyer: Delay the ... August 22, 2020 @ 10:38am [KU releases decision-making metrics for pandemic medical advisory team, will open for fall semester with 'low density']( By: Conner Mitchell When the University of Kansas campus officially opens Monday for the start of the fall semester, it will do so with a low physical density, according to new guidance issued from the university's Pandemic Medical Advisory Team. In a broader ... August 21, 2020 @ 5:00pm [Are bars open legally in Douglas County? Health department is still determining the specifics]( By: Lauren Fox It’s been more than a month and a half since the health department issued a pandemic-related order requiring bars to close in Douglas County. But the health department is still determining what exactly that means. In the first week of July, ... August 21, 2020 @ 4:48pm [KU says it will share information on COVID-19 outbreaks that arise, but many specifics remain unclear]( By: Conner Mitchell Three days ahead of an unprecedented fall semester at the University of Kansas, a university spokesperson confirmed to the Journal-World on Friday that KU would share "timely public health information" about outbreaks of COVID-19 that arise on ... August 21, 2020 @ 2:51pm [Initial COVID-19 testing numbers at KU reflect low percentage of positives, but high concentration in sororities, fraternities]( By: Conner Mitchell The first COVID-19 testing results for around 7,800 people returning to the University of Kansas campus show roughly 90 positive cases of the respiratory virus, the Journal-World learned Wednesday evening. Of those 90 positives, 87 came from ... August 19, 2020 @ 10:40pm [LMH, local doctors group still working on deal that will determine future operations of emergency department]( By: Chad Lawhorn Negotiations that would keep a Lawrence-based company running the day-to-day operations of LMH Health’s emergency department continue but still have some thorny issues to resolve. One of them involves how large of a bill patients to the ... August 19, 2020 @ 7:17pm [KU will enforce COVID-19 policies among all student groups, says it's up to students to help semester run smoothly]( By: Conner Mitchell The University of Kansas on Wednesday signaled that it would strictly enforce mandatory policies during the fall semester regarding mask-wearing, social distancing and gatherings for all student populations — regardless of whether students ... August 19, 2020 @ 2:37pm [Initial COVID-19 testing program at KU continues as fall semester nears; data to be released in coming days]( By: Conner Mitchell Less than a week from the beginning of physical classes on the University of Kansas campus amid the COVID-19 pandemic, the university’s mandatory testing program to initially screen the KU community for the respiratory virus is ongoing. ... August 18, 2020 @ 6:35pm [Nearly 40 KU academic, department leaders pen letter blasting officials for lack of transparency, call for 'continuous' COVID-19 testing of anyone on campus]( By: Conner Mitchell The chairs and directors of 38 departments and academic units at the University of Kansas on Monday chided the university’s leaders for a lack of transparency in handling the COVID-19 pandemic and asked KU to commit to additional testing and ... August 17, 2020 @ 6:01pm [Kansas Gov. Kelly reissues ban on pandemic-related evictions and foreclosures]( By: Conner Mitchell Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly on Monday announced she was reinstating a moratorium on evictions and foreclosures that are caused by tenants and owners being unable to pay their bills because of the COVID-19 pandemic. The initial ban on ... August 17, 2020 @ 5:13pm 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