The West Texas measles outbreak continues to grow, now possibly spreading into the central part of the state and neighboring New Mexico, health officials said Friday.
Vaccine hesitancy has been rising for years in the United States. Doctors and parents in one rural county are confronting the ...
Measles can cause complications like pneumonia, brain swelling, long-term hearing loss and death as is the case in the current Texas outbreak. In the decade before the measles vaccine, the CDC ...
The measles virus is airborne and spreads easily when an infected person breathes, sneezes or coughs. It most commonly affects kids.
The New York State Department of Health issued a health advisory Wednesday following the first U.S. measles-related death in nearly a decade.While New York has ...
The illness, classified as a "serious" respiratory illness, is best known for causing fever and a telltale rash.
Nine states have confirmed cases of a Victorian era disease ripping through Texas. At least 173 infections nationwide have ...
Eighteen more cases of measles were reported in Gaines County, as of Friday. State officials confirmed this week an unvaccinated school-aged child died from measles in Lubbock.
In the waning days of the Biden administration, the Labor Department added ovarian, uterine, cervical, and breast cancer coverage for wildland firefighters. It’s unclear whether the new protections ...
New Jersey has three confirmed cases of measles, a highly contagious respiratory virus sparking some concerning outbreaks ...
New York State's health commissioner has issued a health advisory as measles cases are on the rise in some states and Canada.