Beyond bringing back diseases like measles and TB, defunding NIH will cost the United States its leading role in global health research.

Mycobacterium tuberculosis, which causes TB, is evolving and becoming more drug resistant, but the federal government is pulling the rug on research. That is hampering efforts to fight outbreaks ...

The southwest Kansas measles outbreak continues to grow, but some counties have reached resolved status while others remain ...

Last week, the KDHE measles data dashboard declared the outbreak in Morton County had resolved. Now, it's active again after ...

Families should consider discussing with their pediatrician the option of vaccinating their young children early to protect ...

Kansas public health officials report the measles outbreak is now considered resolved in some counties while remaining active in others. The state also reported three new cases in the past week ...

Kansas added three more cases this week for a total of 83 across 11 counties in the southwestern part of the state.

Where are measles cases in Kansas? The southwest Kansas outbreak has cases spread across nine counties. Gray County — located between Dodge City and Garden City — has had the most cases at 25.

Of the 76 cases associated with the southwest Kansas outbreak, 13 are adults. Among child patients, 30 are ages infant to 4 years old — which is when the second MMR vaccine dose is recommended ...

1.7 million eggs recalled over salmonella concerns A salmonella outbreak linked to a large egg recall has made dozens of people sick in seven states in the West and Midwest, federal health ...