Dear Doctors: My grandfather is 72 years old and has been diagnosed with non-Hodgkin lymphoma. I would like to know more about this type of cancer and what kind of treatment may be involved. Is it unusual for someone his age to get this kind of a diagnosis?
Over the last month, the Kansas legislature pushed through anti-trans woman bills HB180 and HB2238. HB180 establishes a “women’s bill of rights to provide a meaning of biological sex for purposes of statutory construction.”
Texas Federal District Judge Matthew Kacsmaryk’s ruling attempting to invalidate the F.D.A.’s approval of the abortion pill mifepristone is remarkable in referencing many times what has become known as the Comstock Act of 1873.
“It did not seem possible that a town could make such a quick growth in such a short time, but Newton, Kansas sprang up almost over night.” That 1871 quote from a passing cowboy, as cited on the Harvey County Historical Society website, demonstrates the importance of the Chisholm Trail and the railroads to this community and south central Kansas. The cattle drives helped make Newton a booming Wild West community in its day.
During a conversation loaded with double meanings Newton USD 373 Superintendent Fred Van Ranken put out some words which on the surface could be seen as fearful, but were also sage words of advice for the board.
As I write this, Politico reports that the US Federal Bureau of Investigation has made an arrest in the matter of “classified” government documents found circulating on social media after allegedly being posted on an Internet game chat server over a period of weeks or months.
Dear Doctors: I was recently home alone, and I remember feeling dizzy. The next thing I knew, I was at the hospital. My husband says I called him and asked for help, and he called 911. I have no memory of any of this. I was told I had a TGA. What causes it? How dangerous is it to have a TGA?
The Tennessee House of Representatives, dominated by a Republican supermajority, voted yesterday to expel two Black Democratic legislators who had participated in a peaceful public demonstration on behalf of gun control. A third representative, white and female, was one vote shy of also being expelled. As Elie Mystal, writer for The Nation, aptly put it, the House’s action was a clinic in critical race theory.
Every April, we raise awareness about child abuse prevention. However, this work is ongoing and constant. We must be diligent in supporting families no matter the circumstances and recognize that parents and children need encouragement and someone to believe in them. Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) include abuse and neglect as well as other household circumstances that affect children adversely. ACEs can cause long-term trauma, but providing stable, supportive relationships provides lifelong benefits for learning, behavior and health.
Kansas lawmakers wrapped up most of our legislative efforts last week, working all night and late into the morning last Thursday to finalize a bevy of bills that now await the Governor’s signature. Most importantly, we passed a budget and tax plan that will help Kansas families combat rampant inflation.