“The media have a lot to answer for,” said Polly Tommey, a senior Children’s Health Defense staff member on the panel. “I can’t imagine how many women, petrified hearing two girls had died ...

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The threat of the U.S. losing its elimination status is looming after Canada lost its measles elimination status following a ...

The measles outbreak in Texas has officially ended. In a Monday press release, the Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) reported the end of the outbreak, which centered in West Texas. The ...

To understand the virus’s re-emergence in America in 2025, some experts are looking to a past epidemic that had a high death rate in Philadelphia. By Gina Kolata Gina Kolata reported earlier this year ...

The United States is experiencing its worst measles outbreak in three decades. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), there have been 1,288 confirmed measles cases across ...

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There are currently 1,319 confirmed measles cases across 39 states. Measles cases in the United States are continuing to rise after breaking a decades-long record just two weeks ago. There are now ...

Canada has more measles cases than the United States Outbreak of virus has lasted a year in the country Public health experts fear slipping vaccination rates will lead to other resurgent, preventable ...

Public health officials confirmed another case of super-transmissible, vaccine-preventable measles on Monday — the state's 21st case this year, which is far more than usual. The case is in a Mesa ...

A child in Los Angeles has died of a measles-related brain disorder stemming from an infection in infancy, the Los Angeles County health department reported Thursday. Specifically, the child died of ...