M ore than 50 public health workers in Kansas have lost their jobs after the loss of $33 million in federal health and mental health grants, Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly said Thursday.

TOPEKA, Kan. — More than 50 public health workers in Kansas have lost their jobs after the loss of $33 million in federal health and mental health grants, Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly said Thursday.

The Kansas Legislature enacted a law removing local health officials’ authority to issue orders on masking and public gatherings after the COVID-19 pandemic.

The COVID-19 pandemic has led to a dangerous trend: the intentional creation of public health law vacuums, in which no ...

Kansas SB29 strips away key tools and the authority that public health officials may need in the event of a major health emergency,” Johnston said. Public health and individual freedom ...

Twenty-three measles cases have been reported in Kansas, and the state health department said they could be linked to an ongoing outbreak that has infected at least 379 people across Texas, New ...

Most tuberculosis cases in Kansas have been in Wyandotte County in the northeast part of the state, according to the Kansas Department of Health and Environment. The agency said they hope to get ...

TOPEKA, Kan. (KANSAS REFLECTOR) - Kansas health care experts want to develop more partnerships and policies to protect older residents from abuse. Public health officials with the Kansas ...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (TNND) — Health officials in Kansas said they have been dealing with an "unprecedented" tuberculosis (TB) outbreak in the northeastern part of the state. Online data from the ...

The outbreak has killed two people since it started in January 2024, Kansas state health department spokeswoman Jill Bronaugh said. Health officials in Kansas say there is no threat to the general ...

Twenty-three measles cases have been reported in Kansas, and the state health department said they could be linked to an ongoing outbreak that has infected at least 379 people across Texas, New ...