Getty Kansas has an outbreak of two diseases — measles and tuberculosis — as lawmakers loosen vaccine requirements for children. In a 103-15 vote on March 20, the Kansas House of ...

An outbreak of tuberculosis within Kansas City in the United States has been ongoing since Jan. 2024 and has highlighted new ...

Under a new law, local health officials will have to prove “probable cause” to make someone quarantine. Orders about public ...

The representative said the timing is “terrible” with a measles outbreak in southwest Kansas and a tuberculosis outbreak in Wyandotte County. “This seems like a very bad time to be doing this.

Symptoms of measles typically began with a high fever, cough, runny nose as well as red, watery eyes. Three to five days ...

There were nine active cases in Vanderburgh County as of Thursday, fewer than five of which involve children, according to ...

The state has identified 37 measles cases, mostly among children. That prompted Kelly to appear in Garden City and urge ...

The Kansas Department of Health and Environment and other agencies are evaluating the impact of DOGE canceling federal health grants from HHS.

Now, as Kansas grapples with a major tuberculosis outbreak and rising measles cases, a new law is further restricting health authorities’ ability to impose orders that can slow the spread of ...

Kansas is dealing with a double outbreak of tuberculosis and measles Religious exception for vaccination will be allowed in child care facilities Measles cases in Kansas doubled this week, mostly ...