The Kansas Department of Health and Environment has eliminated 56 positions as the result of a loss of federal funds that were cut by the Trump Administration, Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly announced Thursday. Many of the positions are related to KDHE’s mission of stopping the spread of disease ...
TOPEKA — The Wichita area reported its first case of measles on Wednesday, an announcement that moves this highly contagious disease out of rural southwest Kansas counties and into a major metropolitan area. Kansas is now reporting 48 cases of measles, up from 46 last week, according to the ...
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration on Monday asked a judge to toss out a lawsuit from three GOP-led states seeking to cut off telehealth access to abortion medication mifepristone. Justice Department attorneys stayed the legal course charted by Biden administration, though they didn't ...
“You need to get more exercise and move more.” Have you heard a similar phrase from your doctor? If so, you’re not alone. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says only 24% of adults age 18 and older in the United States meet the guidelines for aerobic and muscle-strengthening ...
TOPEKA — New legislation may make it more difficult for public health officials to manage a measles outbreak, which has increased by nine cases. Measles cases in Kansas jumped from 37 to 46 over the past week, with all cases located in southwest counties, according to Kansas Department of ...
Health care providers in Sedgwick County are preparing for the potential return of measles to the area for the first time in nearly a decade. An outbreak of the highly contagious respiratory virus in Kansas has grown to 37 confirmed cases, prompting pleas from Gov. Laura Kelly for residents to ...