Pregnant women who have not been vaccinated may give birth prematurely or have a low-birth-weight baby. As many as 1 in 20 children who contract measles develop pneumonia, the most common cause of ...

Babies who catch measles or flu soon after birth are twice as likely to develop brain cancer, according to a report. It is the first to suggest that particular infections could be associated with ...

Holbrooks’ team is scrambling to track transmission, ensure that kids and babies seek prompt care and offer measles vaccines to anyone who hasn’t yet gotten them. “We are going to see more ...

Gov. Josh Green battled a measles outbreak that killed 83 people, mostly children. President Trump wants Robert F. Kennedy, ...

The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has issued an alert over a "highly infectious" disease, warning that one infected person can potentially spread it to 15 unvaccinated individuals. The health body ...

FRIDAY, Feb. 7, 2025 (HealthDay News) -- The Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) is reporting an outbreak of ...

Rubella, also called German measles, is generally mild in children but can lead to birth defects in babies if a pregnant person gets sick. Vaccination not only protects you, it also protects ...

The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has issued an alert over a "highly infectious" disease. Government health chiefs took ...

With hospitalizations and at least nine confirmed cases, health officials race to contain a growing outbreak in a community with low vaccination.