Our state continues to see new laws introduced each year that diminish funding and the authority of health departments — just ...

An outbreak of tuberculosis, or TB – a lung disease that is often accompanied by a hacking cough – began in January 2024 in ...

Kansas faces one of the largest TB outbreaks in US history. TB, an enduring pandemic, thrives in poverty-stricken areas and ...

With one of the largest tuberculosis (TB) outbreaks in US history, Kansas has more to worry about than its recent Super Bowl ...

Kansas is dealing with the largest TB outbreak in modern U.S. history. Here's what to know about tuberculosis testing and cases in Tennessee in 2025.

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 ...

The Kansas Department of Health and the Environment shouldn’t let politics undermine public faith in their work. Getty Images For more than a year, local, state and federal public health officials ...

Michael A. Bernstein, MD, Stamford Health, addresses common misconceptions about tuberculosis amid the outbreak in Kansas City, Kansas. The Kansas City, Kansas, area is currently experiencing a ...

The Kansas City TB outbreak has 67 active cases, with 35 cured and 30 under treatment, and two deaths reported. TB cases have risen nationally and globally, with the US reporting the highest ...