Some people think of measles as just a little rash and fever that clear up in a few days. But measles can cause serious ...

The death of the unvaccinated school-aged child marks the first fatality from measles in the United States in 10 years.

A child who tested positive for measles died in West Texas, the state health department said, marking the first death in an ...

Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. downplayed the severity of a Texas measles outbreak during Trump’s first Cabinet meeting.

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Staff and observers worry that the agency may not be prepared for emerging threats including bird flu and insect-borne ...

The U.S. reported its first measles death since 2015 as cases rise nationwide. In 2024 alone, outbreaks in Texas and Chicago ...

Unvaccinated children are fueling the Texas measles outbreak and spring break brings concern of wider spread of illness ...

Under executive orders, the public health agency was banned from communicating from WHO as the US started its withdrawal from ...

As bird flu cases inundate more poultry and dairy farms, state officials worry that the Trump administration's firings of federal scientists and other actions will undermine efforts to track the virus ...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) participated in a World Health Organization (WHO) flu vaccine meeting ...