The United States was the major funder of tuberculosis programs. Now hundreds of thousands of sick patients can’t find tests ...

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

KANSAS CITY, Kan. (KCTV) - Wyandotte County leaders say one life lost or hurt on its streets is one too many. That’s where Vision Zero comes in. Vision Zero is a county initiative to eliminate ...

The bulk of the cases – 80 – remain in Gaines County, where the outbreak began. Cases have also been reported in more counties this week, with four in Dallam County and three in Martin County.

Now, as vaccination rates have since declined in the region and across the state, a measles outbreak is budding in Texas as this year's rodeo is set to start next week. Harris County Public Health ...

The outbreak has affected seven counties in total, with Gaines County reporting the highest number of cases at 57. Terry County follows with 20 cases, while other affected counties include Yoakum ...

Officials say that while there are 2,660 known cases of tuberculosis in St. Louis County, there are also many unknown active cases that continue to spread the disease, and these cases are largely ...

Why doesn’t the public know more about the troubling tuberculosis outbreak in eastern Kansas ... is not being released may be political. Wyandotte and Johnson counties, which comprise a large ...

A majority of the cases have been in a Texas county where vaccination rates have lagged behind the rest of the state. By Isabella Kwai Outbreaks of measles in parts of Texas and New Mexico have ...

The outbreak began about three weeks ago with two cases among unvaccinated children in Gaines County. Most cases involve individuals, primarily children, who were either unvaccinated or had an ...

TB is a slow disease: it can take months, years or decades for an infection to result in symptoms. This is why the current outbreaks have actually been brewing for at least a year (“recent ...