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.

There were nine active cases in Vanderburgh County as of Thursday, fewer than five of which involve children, according to ...

TOPEKA — Three Republicans and three Democrats in the House — including one from Lawrence — dropped their opposition Friday ...

Humans have been struggling with this horrific lung disease for at least 9,000 years. And now, a new outbreak is plaguing Kansas City.

Not stopping the US’ measles outbreak in its tracks could have dire global repercussions By mid-April 2025, the measles ...

The Central Michigan District Health Department marked National Public Health Week by highlighting its role in disease ...

House reverses itself to approve overrides of 15 budget vetoes issued by Gov. Laura Kelly, which was half the total overrides ...

Michael Roth, Wesleyan University's first Jewish president, says the Trump administration is using antisemitism as a "cloak" to get universities to be loyal to the president.

A Blue Springs neighborhood is trying to ward off a pair of turkey vultures that have been seen causing damage to neighbors' homes and vehicles.

Apr. 9, 2025 — This handheld device is the first that can detect tuberculosis in saliva, in addition to blood and sputum samples, an important breakthrough for testing children and HIV patients ...

The White House’s Office of Management and Budget has proposed gutting the State Department’s budget by almost 50%, closing a ...

The World Health Organization (WHO) insisted as the March 24 Tuberculosis (TB) Day looms over that the disease remains one of the deadliest infectious maladies globally, causing 1.25 million ...