Several studies show that a measles infection can suppress the immune system for up to three years, making people susceptible ...

A measles outbreak has coincided with the rise of known vaccine skeptic RFK Jr., leaving a lot of parents worrying about their kids.

Though she didn’t know it at the time, Patricia Boxleitner was going to the ninth-grade prom with more than just a date. She ...

Measles continues to spread in Texas and other states and has caused the first reported U.S. death from the virus in a decade ...

Dr. Jerome Adams says Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s tenure will not be defined by his work on nutrition or chronic disease but by ...

As new cases are reported, our maps and illustrations show the spread of the virus and how infections can run through a ...

Kennedy Jr., the nation's top health official, asked parents to consider measles vaccinations for their children but did not outright suggest them. Referring to the deadly outbreak as a "call to ...

Two people have died from measles as the U.S. faces a growing outbreak of the highly contagious virus. Can you get measles if ...

NPR's Scott Simon asks Dr. Carlos del Rio of Emory University about the cases of measles in the country and what Americans should know about the disease.

Measles is an extremely contagious vaccine-preventable disease that can lead to death or disability. It also wipes out immune ...