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

With one of the largest tuberculosis (TB) outbreaks in US history, Kansas has more to worry about than its recent Super Bowl ...

An outbreak of tuberculosis, or TB – a lung disease that is often accompanied by a hacking cough – began in January 2024 in Kansas City, Kansas, and two nearby counties and continues as of early March ...

An ongoing tuberculosis outbreak in the Kansas City metropolitan area straddling Kansas and Missouri has made headlines across the country, a rare feat for an infectious disease too often ignored ...

Slashing tuberculosis aid could endanger millions of lives abroad, health authorities say, with potential consequences for ...

Kansas faces one of the largest TB outbreaks in US history. TB, an enduring pandemic, thrives in poverty-stricken areas and ...

Kansas is dealing with the largest TB outbreak in modern U.S. history. Here's what to know about tuberculosis testing and cases in Tennessee in 2025.

“When public health services weaken, one of the first things you will see is outbreaks of TB.” I asked him what he meant by that and he told me that the “concern is there are other outbreaks we are ...

The COVID-19 pandemic has played a pivotal role in the resurgence of TB. Cases increased globally by 4.6% from 2020 to 2023, reversing decades of steady disease declines. In the US, TB cases rose by ...

Just a couple of years ago, there was a smaller TB outbreak in Kansas. After the outbreak was contained, the CDC reported that the majority of those who came down with TB were immigrants and their ...