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Case of tuberculosis confirmed at Florida high school: Officials
Officials have confirmed a tuberculosis case at Dillard High School in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. It's unclear if the patient ...
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Kansas’ former top public health official reflects on five years since COVID-19
The politicization that crept into Norman’s role during the COVID-19 pandemic still exists in public health today. The 2025 ...
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Measles cases jump to 46 in eight southwest counties as new Kansas law restricts health officials
New legislation may make it more difficult for public health officials to manage a measles outbreak, which has increased by ...
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Measles is coming to Kansas City, health officials say. Here's how they're preparing
Kansas City, Missouri, has not recorded a measles case since 2019 but that could soon change, as southwest Kansas is ...
Active tuberculosis case confirmed in student at Dillard High School
An active tuberculosis case was confirmed in a student at Dillard High School this week, leading to testing on campus ...
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Gov. Kelly calls for vaccination surge to counter measles spread in southwest Kansas
Clifford thought back to a Kansas public health pioneer, Samuel Crumbine, a physician who practiced in Garden City. Crumbine ...
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New Kansas law disallows health departments from prohibiting public gatherings
Murphy introduced the legislation, Senate Bill 29, that takes away local health departments’ abilities to stop public gatherings ... outbreak in southwest Kansas and a tuberculosis outbreak ...