Kansas has an outbreak of two diseases — measles and tuberculosis — as lawmakers loosen vaccine requirements for children.

Our state continues to see new laws introduced each year that diminish funding and the authority of health departments — just last month, two new bills were proposed that would effectively eliminate ...

Kansas is dealing with a double outbreak of tuberculosis and measles Religious exception for vaccination will be allowed in child care facilities Measles cases in Kansas doubled this week, mostly ...

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 ...

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.

Opinion articles provide independent perspectives on key community issues, separate from our newsroom reporting. Kansas is facing the largest tuberculosis outbreak in the U.S. since the 1950s.