TOPEKA — Three Republicans and three Democrats in the House — including one from Lawrence — dropped their opposition Friday ...

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

House reverses itself to approve overrides of 15 budget vetoes issued by Gov. Laura Kelly, which was half the total overrides ...

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

Now for a global snapshot. According to estimates provided by the United Nations-affiliated STOP TB Partnership (STP), over ...

Officials in suburban Joliet have confirmed a student was diagnosed with tuberculosis in recent days. According to a ...

Two bills will become law without the Kansas Governor’s signature as concerns have been raised while six others have been vetoed.

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 ...

Kansas Governor Laura Kelly announced six veto decisions on Friday while allowing two other bills to become law without her ...

I am writing to express my heartfelt thanks to Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. for his extraordinary efforts in giving infectious diseases a well-deserved break. Who knew that measles, whooping cough ...

A new study found that reported diagnoses for tuberculosis were consistently lower than expected throughout the pandemic, even though incarceration rates remained largely consistent and TB detection ...