The measles outbreak that began in Texas is now up to 228 cases in two states, 23 hospitalizations, and one dead child, and still health secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is hedging on the obvious, ...

The measles virus attacks long-lived immune cells, reducing antibody-mediated protection from other infectious diseases and ...

The measles outbreak in Texas and New Mexico is now close to 300 cases. Most are unvaccinated children. People usually ...

Such claims are nothing new: Self-proclaimed health prophets and doomsayers have been around for a long time, promising to ...

Measles is caused by a highly contagious virus that’s airborne and spreads easily when an infected person breathes, sneezes or coughs. It is preventable through vaccines, and had been considered ...

Declining childhood vaccination rates left parts of Texas vulnerable to a measles outbreak that continues to worsen, and could lead to the reemergence of other infectious diseases, Dr. Peter Hotez ...

How did the U.S. measles outbreak start? Here’s what you need to know about the highly contagious virus. Video Transcript.

Last week, a woman infected with measles gave birth at University Medical Center Children’s Hospital in Lubbock, Texas, ...

So far, 2025 is the fourth-worst year for measles in the U.S. since the disease was declared eliminated in 2000.

One measles case has been confirmed in Michigan already, but officials in northern Michigan say low vaccination rates in some ...

Outbreaks of once-eradicated diseases, like measles, are becoming more common and severe as childhood vaccination rates ...

Oakland County confirms Michigan's first measles case of 2025. Find out about vaccination guidelines and where to get ...