Under a new law, local health officials will have to prove “probable cause” to make someone quarantine. Orders about public gatherings and masking will just be recommendations now.

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

Historically, health outcomes in Wyandotte County have ranked well below ... A similar resurgence is now being observed with tuberculosis in Kansas. It comes at a time when: Rural hospitals ...

There are a record-breaking 68 active cases of tuberculosis, according to a March 28 update from the Kansas Division of Public Health. Most of the cases (61) are in Wyandotte County, with the rest ...

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