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 Representatives passed Bill ...

Why doesn’t the public know more about the troubling tuberculosis outbreak in eastern Kansas? The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) is tracking 384 individuals with suspected ...

LINCOLN, Neb. (WOWT) - The Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services is sharing an update to Tuberculosis cases in Nebraska, and an outbreak in Kansas City, Kansas. In a release sent Friday, ...

An outbreak of tuberculosis, or TB – a lung disease that is often accompanied by a hacking cough – began in January 2024 in Kansas City, Kansas, and two nearby counties and continues as of early March ...

The U.S. has historically been the largest funder of WHO, as well as global tuberculosis programs. On his first day in office, President Donald Trump issued an executive order to pull the U.S. out of ...

Public health is not optional — it is the foundation of a functioning, thriving society. Jack Gruber USA Today Network Kansas is facing the largest tuberculosis outbreak in the U.S. since the 1950s.