Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly vetoed Senate Bill 29, but the veto was overridden by the Republican-dominated House and Senate. It opens health officials to lawsuits over quarantine decisions and removed ...

Under a new law, local health officials will have to prove “probable cause” to make someone quarantine. Orders about public ...

A statewide report is calling for Kansas to take a public health, rather than punitive, approach to help people with substance use disorders. The report was ordered by the Kansas Fights Addiction ...

Lawrence-Douglas County Public Health wants to encourage everyone in the community to get vaccinated against measles to reach ...

Rep. Barbara Ballard shared concerns that the passage of Senate Bill 29 would interfere with the work of county health ...

The Legislature has enough votes to overturn five of the six bills Kelly vetoed, unless lawmakers flip their votes. She ...

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Now for a global snapshot. According to estimates provided by the United Nations-affiliated STOP TB Partnership (STP), over ...

Kansas Governor Laura Kelly announced six veto decisions on Friday while allowing two other bills to become law without her signature.

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services without warning canceled more than $12 billion in grant funding to states.