First, if you were vaccinated between 1963 and 1967, one of the measles vaccines available at the time consisted of just proteins from the virus rather than a live, weakened versi ...

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 outbreaks in West Texas and New Mexico are now up to nearly 300 cases, and two unvaccinated people have died from measles-related causes. Measles is caused by a highly contagious virus ...

As a measles outbreak expands in West Texas, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the health and human services secretary, on Tuesday cheered several unconventional treatments, including cod liver oil ...

Measles is not often seen in the United States, but Americans are growing more concerned about the preventable virus as cases continue to rise in rural West Texas. Last week, an unvaccinated child ...

The first confirmed case of measles in North Texas since the outbreak began has been reported, officials with Rockwall County announced. The Texas Department of State Health Services reported an ...

An infant too young to be vaccinated tested positive for measles in Austin, public health officials announced Friday. It’s the first reported case of the potentially deadly disease the city has ...

The Threads post’s assertion that stock image usage is evidence that the outbreak isn’t real misunderstands how photojournalism works. It also ignores the multiple public health departments and ...

The Texas outbreak of measles, a rare and dangerous disease especially for children, has made Oklahoma health officials worried enough to warn doctors to be on the lookout. The United States ...

The U.S. registered its first death from measles since 2015 this week, as a child who wasn’t vaccinated died in a measles outbreak in rural West Texas.Normally, most U.S. cases are brought into ...