Staff and observers worry that the agency may not be prepared for emerging threats including bird flu and insect-borne ...

While Kansas’ influenza rate is still considered “very high” by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention as of Feb ...

Staff and observers worry that the agency may not be prepared for emerging threats including bird flu and insect-borne ...

WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) – According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, every 33 seconds, a person dies from heart disease in the United States. With one in every five deaths related to a ...

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. — a prominent vaccine skeptic — is now urging Americans to get vaccinated for measles as outbreaks have been reported in several states.

Metro health departments say the outbreak has not reached the Kansas City area but say there are ways to stay safe just in ...

A new government report adds to evidence that the HPV vaccine, once called dangerous by Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., is preventing cervical cancer in young women. The ...

The CDC highlights a rise in respiratory illnesses and flu cases. Sleep expert Michelle Drerup advises on sleep hygiene to ...

An ongoing listeria outbreak credited with 11 deaths is linked to frozen supplemental shakes. Here’s what you should know: ...

This winter hasn’t only been one for the books when it comes to snow, but also, the flu. According to the Center for Disease ...

Federal health officials are trying to tell if this year's harsh flu season led to an increase in a rare but dangerous brain ...