Karrey Britt
Karrey Britt covers health issues for the Lawrence Journal-World and the health website WellCommons.com
Recent stories
- Basehor-Linwood softball coach among participants in KU Hospital heart health program
- April 9, 2012
- According to a heart assessment, Susan Mayberry was prone to have a heart episode within 10 years.
- Area allergy specialist offers tips for surviving season
- 06:00 a.m., April 7, 2012 Updated 12:00 a.m.
- Achoo. Sniffle. Sniffle. Allergy season arrived a few weeks earlier this year but it’s not as bad as it was a few years ago when pollen counts were 10 times higher than normal.
- Warm winter may mean more bugs
- March 21, 2012
- Uggh bugs! Not only do they bite us, but some of them can take over our gardens, flower beds and even invade our homes.
- Allergies make an early appearance this year
- March 21, 2012
- Allergy season arrived a few weeks earlier this year, but it’s not as bad as it was a few years ago when pollen counts were 10 times higher than normal.
- Lawrence resident, 29, chronicles life-changing brain injury in new book
- 06:00 a.m., March 13, 2012 Updated 12:00 a.m.
- Six years ago, at age 22, Louise Krug suffered from a brain bleed that caused weakness, dizziness, headaches and difficulty with hearing and vision.
- Basehor man among those thanked for life-saving blood donations for 4-year-old boy
- January 4, 2012
- Thomas and Angela Charles had the rare opportunity Tuesday to thank eight people who helped save their 4-year-old son’s life by donating blood, one of whom is a Basehor resident.
- Report provides insight into area’s food system
- October 26, 2011
- A new report provides a smorgasbord of information about the food system in Douglas, Jefferson and Leavenworth counties.
- Governor’s wife, KU launch women’s heart health initiative
- April 14, 2010
- Kansas first lady Stacy Parkinson wants women to get an annual heart assessment just like they do a mammogram.
- Doctors take varying approaches to file-keeping
- November 4, 2009
- Two longtime family physicians allow a peek inside their clinics to see how they handle patient information.
- Jobless lose healthcare coverage, too
- October 28, 2009
- About 27,000 more Kansans lost health coverage during the first eight months of this year because of job losses, bringing the total number of uninsured adults to 293,000.
