Measles has sickened nearly 150 mostly unvaccinated people in rural West Texas, and a school-age child has died.

Measles has sickened nearly 150 mostly unvaccinated people in rural West Texas, and a school-age child has died. The virus is ...

In rural West Texas, measles has sickened nearly 150 people, most of them unvaccinated. A school-age child has died. The virus is spreading among Gaines County’s Mennonite community, where government ...

When the US introduced the measles vaccine in 1963, we were experiencing hundreds of thousands of cases and about 500 deaths ...

The Health and Human Services Department is reviewing contracts and moving to replace vaccine advisers in Robert F. Kennedy ...

As news of increasing outbreaks of measles occurs, younger readers may not know of its devastating effects in the years prior ...

"Measles is really the most contagious illness that we know of," one expert said, which is why vaccinations are so important.

The measles outbreak in Texas has sparked debate over the use of vitamin A, with some health experts warning it may not be ...

The United States is seeing a large measles outbreak, with nearly 150 cases reported since late January, according to the Department of Health and Human Services. Last week, the nation saw its first ...

Measles outbreaks − including recent occurrences in New Mexico, Florida, Ohio and New York − happen all too often. It does not need to be this way.

Vaccines not only protect individual children from measles, but also contribute to community immunity, protecting those who ...

A measles outbreak in West Texas and New Mexico has killed a child and sickened more than 130 people, and public health ...