Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly vetoed Senate Bill 29, but the veto was overridden by the Republican-dominated House and Senate. It opens health officials to lawsuits over quarantine decisions and removed ...

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

U.S. measles cases have topped 700 as of Friday, and two children and an adult have died. New Mexico, Indiana, Kansas, Ohio, ...

The number of measles cases in Kansas has increased to 32, according to the April 9 update from the Kansas Department of ...

On Wednesday, the Kansas Department of Health and Environment reported that Kansas now has 32 confirmed cases of measles, ...

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

A confirmed case of tuberculosis at a Joliet high school earlier this week was the second in the Chicago area this month, leaving many to wonder if they should be cautious about the disease often ...

Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Kansas Governor Laura Kelly has vetoed a bill that would take authority away from local ...

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, measles outbreaks have been officially confirmed in three more states: New Mexico, Ohio and Kansas. It's not only ... the vaccine if you ...

While measles was declared eliminated in the U.S. in 2000, infections and outbreaks still occur, and the Illinois Department of Public Health reported 67 cases in the state in 2024. These cases were ...

Outbreaks in several states have contributed to recent TB trends, including a recent one in the Kansas City, Kansas area. The Kansas TB rate jumped 148% last year, according to the new CDC data.

Gov. Laura Kelly vetoed six bills Friday afternoon, drawing the ire of Republican leadership who promised veto overrides when ...