The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) and the Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks (KDWP) have issued ...

TOPEKA (KSNT) – A newly emerging and potentially life-threatening allergic reaction to red meat spread by ticks is forcing some Kansans to abandon their old eating habits. Ticks are a common issue for ...

The Kansas Division of Vehicles has sent letters to transgender residents ordering them to surrender their driver’s licenses under a newly enacted anti-LGBTQ law. The letters state that transgender ...

A nationwide ranking says Kansas is among the most-polluted states. A spokeswoman for the Kansas Department of Health and Environment, however, says the Sunflower State is doing better than average in ...

Vials for the measles, mumps and rubella vaccine are displayed at a clinic in Lubbock, Texas, on Feb. 26, 2025. TOPEKA — Kansas’ top health agency is sticking with the longstanding childhood ...

TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) -The CDC recently adopted individual-based decision-making for Hepatitis B immunization. Previously, all babies received the first Hep. B shot within 24 hours of birth, regardless ...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The State of Kansas has officially gone 42 days without any new measles cases, allowing experts to officially declare the outbreak over. In a report provided by the Kansas ...

Kansas reports no new measles cases since July; outbreak remains active in 3 counties. Health officials urge MMR vaccination as schools reopen and travel increases exposure. Majority of Kansas cases ...

The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) lost a $1 million EPA grant aimed at addressing food insecurity in Labette and Montgomery counties. The EPA, under the Trump administration, ...

Gregory Poland, director of the Mayo Vaccine Research Group, spoke recently at a University of Kansas Health System panel, addressing concerns about the measles outbreak. TOPEKA — New legislation may ...

(CNN) — A measles outbreak spanning Texas, New Mexico and Oklahoma reached at least 453 cases Friday and might be linked to cases in other states and across borders. Texas has reported 400 ...