The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) and the Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks (KDWP) have issued a ...

The COVID-19 pandemic has led to a dangerous trend: the intentional creation of public health law vacuums, in which no ...

Government & Politics Kansas rolls back public health officials’ authority amid TB, measles outbreaks By Matthew Kelly Updated April 12, 2025 9:54 AM Evert Nelson Topeka Capital-Journal file photo ...

Politics & Government Kansas rolls back public health officials’ authority amid TB, measles outbreaks By Matthew Kelly Updated April 12, 2025 9:54 AM Evert Nelson Topeka Capital-Journal file photo ...

Erin Corriveau: Tuberculosis is something that a lot of our public health laws actually protect. And so outbreaks of TB don’t happen very commonly anymore in the United States.

Kansas legislators debate slew of COVID-inspired attacks on public health laws Of particular concern to some lawmakers was that the bill largely applies to all infectious diseases, not just COVID-19.

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.

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.

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.