Health Headlines for August 31, 2020

ang="en" xml:lang="en" xmlns=" xmlns:cctd="> [KU community works to adjust to new normal during COVID-19 pandemic]( The campus of the University of Kansas looked and felt far different last week compared with the beginning of a normal fall semester. Students who hadn’t elected to take online-only classes because of the COVID-19 pandemic were masked, even ... [KU community works to adjust to new normal during COVID-19 pandemic]( By: Conner Mitchell The campus of the University of Kansas looked and felt far different last week compared with the beginning of a normal fall semester. Students who hadn’t elected to take online-only classes because of the COVID-19 pandemic were masked, even ... August 30, 2020 @ 12:00am [Coronavirus pushes more people to ponder if they're ready for death]( By: Brian Grimmett, Kansas News Service When the coronavirus first became a big deal in Kansas back in March, elementary school music teacher Emily Boedeker’s life changed quickly. One day she was singing and laughing with the more than 300 kids that pass through her classroom in ... August 29, 2020 @ 5:19pm [Suicide prevention awareness: Stories of hope and resilience]( By: Jeff Burkhead, Bert Nash Mental Health Center Note: September is Suicide Awareness Prevention Month. Anyone struggling with thoughts of suicide should call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at (800) 273-8255 or (785) 841-2345. As soon as they received the text message, they knew. ... August 29, 2020 @ 3:29pm [Saliva is making it possible to quickly test tens of thousands of Kansans for coronavirus]( By: Celia Llopis-Jepsen, Kansas News Service LENEXA — One lab has helped seven Kansas universities test tens of thousands of students, faculty and staff for COVID-19 for the fall semester. And all anyone needed to do was spit. Saliva lab work has the potential to dramatically increase ... August 29, 2020 @ 3:06pm [COVID-19 cases at KU increase to 474; greek community now testing positive at rate of 10%]( By: Conner Mitchell Students continue to make up more than 97% of positive cases of COVID-19 at the University of Kansas, the total number of which has risen to 474 as of 10 p.m. Thursday. KU Chancellor Douglas Girod announced the latest testing data Friday ... August 28, 2020 @ 5:09pm [Lawrence Presbyterian Manor has 2 new cases of COVID-19 among staff; Douglas County cases increase to 1,303]( By: Lauren Fox Two employees at Lawrence Presbyterian Manor have tested positive for COVID-19, according to a Friday news release from the organization. On Aug. 17, the Journal-World reported a cluster of cases at the long-term care facility at 1429 Kasold ... August 28, 2020 @ 4:29pm [How KU's reporting of COVID-19 testing data compares with other universities]( By: Conner Mitchell Since Aug. 7, the University of Kansas has undertaken the massive logistical challenge of administering a mandatory saliva test for COVID-19 to every student, staff member and faculty member returning to campus for the fall semester. That ... August 27, 2020 @ 7:01pm [After third round of mass testing at Pioneer Ridge Health & Rehab, 13 more positives, bringing total to 50]( By: Lauren Fox After three rounds of mass testing, 21 employees and 29 residents at Pioneer Ridge Health & Rehab have tested positive for COVID-19, according to the company that manages the facility. Of those 50 positive cases, 32 people have recovered, ... August 27, 2020 @ 5:16pm [Health department upgrades school reopening guidance to yellow, which suggests prohibiting 'high risk' sport competitions]( By: Staff Report Story updated at 6:02 p.m. Thursday: Lawrence-Douglas County Public Health has upgraded its COVID-19 guidance to county schools, which now suggests that schools use hybrid learning options and avoid “high risk” activities. Following the ... August 27, 2020 @ 4:35pm [Health department removes two KU greek houses from quarantine list, adds another]( By: Conner Mitchell Lawrence-Douglas County Public Health announced Thursday that it was removing two greek houses at the University of Kansas from a list of nine under COVID-19 quarantine orders and adding another house to the list. Late Wednesday, the county ... August 27, 2020 @ 3:32pm [Public health department issues quarantine orders for 9 greek houses at KU]( By: Staff Report Story updated at 9:28 p.m. Wednesday: Lawrence-Douglas County Public Health has issued quarantine orders for current residents of nine University of Kansas greek community chapter houses and is in the process of a 10th, according to a news ... August 26, 2020 @ 8:15pm [COVID-19 cases in Douglas County increase to 1,196; 14-day average of new cases per day hits a new high]( By: Staff Report Douglas County has reported 1,196 cases of COVID-19 as of Wednesday, an increase of 159 cases since Tuesday, and the 14-day average of new cases per day in the county has reached a new high. The county has averaged about 30 new cases per day ... August 26, 2020 @ 5:53pm [Norman: Kansas has 'a lot of work to do' in slowing spread of COVID-19 as state adds over 1,500 cases since Monday]( By: Conner Mitchell Kansas' top health official on Wednesday revealed new statistics that show the state has far to go in its fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. Dr. Lee Norman, secretary of the Kansas Department of Health and Environment, said Kansas' ... August 26, 2020 @ 5:01pm [COVID-19 cases in Douglas County increase to 1,037; 233 remain active]( By: Staff Report Douglas County has reported 1,037 cases of COVID-19 as of Tuesday, an increase of 20 cases since Monday. In Douglas County, 804 out of the 1,037 cases are inactive or beyond the infectious period, according to Lawrence-Douglas County Public ... August 25, 2020 @ 5:10pm [Positive COVID-19 cases at KU increase to 222; community still testing positive at just over 1%]( By: Conner Mitchell Story updated at 5:47 p.m. Tuesday: In its second release of data from initial COVID-19 testing, the University of Kansas announced Tuesday that 222 people in the university community have tested positive for the respiratory virus. KU ... August 25, 2020 @ 4:44pm [COVID-19 cases in Douglas County increase to 1,017; 223 remain active]( By: Staff Report Updated at 6:03 p.m. Monday With the inclusion of University of Kansas COVID-19 test results, Douglas County's health department announced 128 new cases since Friday. As the Journal-World has reported, KU announced Thursday of last week that ... August 24, 2020 @ 5:32pm 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. 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