Merriam-Webster defines humanity as “compassionate, sympathetic, or generous behavior or disposition.” It is also defined as “the quality or condition of being human.” The first definition is what people want in a health care provider. We all want to be taken care of by a caregiver who is compassionate, kind, sympathetic, and generous with their time and knowledge.
Dear Doctors: I thought I had a bad summer cold, but it turned out to be the flu. I didn’t know that can happen in the summer. Urgent care offered me an antiviral medication, but since I’m not familiar with those, I said no. I would like to know more about antiviral treatment for the flu.
In 1879 there arrived a mutual aid company of homesteaders from Zanesville, Ohio, to disembark at the ATSF depot in Dodge City. From there they streamed out to claims in Meade County around a little community they called Pearlette. The historian Bob Haywood has chronicled their settlement.
Dear Doctors: Is there a treatment for psoriatic arthritis that doesn’t carry the risk of lymphoma or other cancers? I have this kind of arthritis, and it is very painful. However, I don’t want to jump from the frying pan into the fire with a treatment that is going to give me a more dangerous disease.
A good community The other day I dropped a tote bag near the post office. It contained papers I had prepared for visiting a new physician — including absolutely all of my identification information except my shoe size.
Monday was a gut-punch of a day, a day this community will recover from but one that will leave a lasting scar. Over the course of just a few hours the community lost an estimated 450 jobs - and an additional 140 were put at risk.
“I want to thank all of you, because there’s no excuses in life, and I’m not going to make excuses now because we put up one heck of a fight.” With these words, Herschel Walker conceded the Georgia Senate run-off. He also echoed the calm, often gracious, concession speeches made across the country a few weeks earlier by candidates of both parties.
Disputes over religious freedom and LGBTQ rights in the United States have led to some of the most high-profile judicial controversies — and 2022 is no exception. For example, the Supreme Court will hear arguments Dec. 5 about whether a designer can refuse to create wedding websites for same-sex couples; a ruling is likely in late June 2023.
The rush is on as the hustle and bustle of the holiday season ramps up! It seems like there’s never enough hours in the days, or days in the weeks leading up to Christmas. As a parent, small business owner, community member and farmer, there’s just a lot to accomplish immediately after washing the dishes from our Thanksgiving meal.
County DNC under new leadership The Harvey County Democratic Party has a new leadership team. An election of officers took place recently that resulted in a complete change of party leadership.