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Get a Healthy Start Back to School
Parents – ensure your little ones head back to school healthy! The start of a new school year can be exciting! However, preparing for your kids to return to school means more than just school supplies shopping and registering for class. You want to ensure this school year is your child’s best year yet. For…
Read MoreWhat You Need to Know About Heat-Related Illnesses
Discover how to protect yourself and your loved ones when the heat is unbearable. During the summer months, making outdoor plans can be challenging. Is it safe to spend hours completing yard work? Is it safe to attend a birthday party in the local park? The potential health risks of overheating are an extreme cause…
Read MoreEmergency Sting, Bite, and Burn Care
When to Seek Emergency Care for a Sting, Bite, or Burn If you spend any time outdoors, especially during the summer months, you know how common stings, bites, and burns are. It is important to use caution when outdoors because you never know how an insect sting, bug bite, or skin burn may react with…
Read MoreGive the Gift of Health This Father’s Day
Show support for your father or the father figures in your life by acknowledging the importance of men’s mental health and protecting their well-being. Father’s Day is a time to celebrate the fathers and father figures in our lives and show appreciation for everything they do. This year, go beyond the typical Father’s Day gift…
Read MoreThe Family Summer Fun Health & Safety Checklist
As the summer months quickly approach, explore helpful tips to keep you and your entire family healthy and safe all season long! The official start of summer is just around the corner, bringing longer days, warmer weather, vacations from work, and a break from school for kids. As you enjoy the season, discover helpful tips…
Read MoreThe True Effects of Alcohol on the Body
Discover the actual effects, long and short-term, that alcohol has on the body Most of us are aware that excessive use of alcohol over a long period has extremely harmful effects on the body. This Alcohol Awareness Month, it is important to uncover the impact of the most widely used social drug – alcohol –…
Read MoreA Bad Bug Bite: When is it time to go to the emergency room?
As warmer spring days draw us back outdoors, learn what signals a problem from bug bites. As the weather warms up and we all start spending more time outside, whether enjoying family walks, spring sports, or watching the kids play in the backyard, we also start encountering more bugs. Most of the time, a bug…
Read MoreStay Safe and Healthy in Freezing Temperatures
As we go into the mid-winter months, we can expect colder temperatures and an increased likelihood of freeze warnings. Freezing temperatures can be dangerous, especially for older adults, children, and people with chronic medical conditions. Preparing ahead of time and knowing when it may be necessary to seek emergency care during freeze warnings can help…
Read MoreTop 3 Creative and Fun Excuses to Use an Elf on the Shelf Doctor’s Note!
Don’t worry, parents! Discover three festive excuses to give your Elf (and yourself) a holiday break. Parents, we get it—Elf on the Shelf can be just as exhausting as it is magical, especially during the busy holiday season. But don’t stress, we’ve got the perfect excuse for you to take a break! Download your Elf…
Read MoreTopeka ER & Hospital Announces Community Screening Event Introducing Advanced Multi-Cancer Early Detection Testing
Topeka ER & Hospital invites the community for onsite testing of the newly implemented Galleri® test, a single blood draw that screens for signals associated with more than 50 types of cancer. Media Contact Jami NicholsDirector of Marketing jnichols@topekahospital.com For Immediate Release: TOPEKA, Kan. (Dec. 8, 2025) – Topeka ER & Hospital, a leader in…
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