The Kansas Department of Health and Environment and the Stevens County Health Department have confirmed a measles case in a ...

Early symptoms of measles include a fever of more than 101 degrees Fahrenheit, a runny nose, a cough, and red, watery eyes.

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

Kansas is "below the herd immunity threshold" for measles, as measured by KDHE's estimated MMR immunization rates for kindergarten students.

Kansas Senate President Ty Masterson (R-Andover) has announced that the State Senate voted ... to restrict or prohibit public gatherings even during public health emergencies.

Advocates, provider organizations and coalitions spent the day meeting with lawmakers to make their voices heard.

Kansas has become the latest state to ban gender-affirming care for minors. The Republican-controlled Legislature voted Tuesday to override Democratic Gov.

Five years after COVID shut down the Big 12 Tournament, KSHB 41 anchor Taylor Hemness went to Jackson County Public Health to ...

The Kansas Department of Health and the Environment shouldn’t let politics undermine public faith in their work. Getty Images For more than a year, local, state and federal public health ...

TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) - The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) announces that it will be responsible for administering the Youth Risk Behavior Survey (YRBS) across Kansas. The YRBS ...