Measles is caused by a highly contagious virus that’s airborne and spreads easily when an infected person breathes, sneezes ...

A new study led by researchers at Stanford Medicine found that the United States could be at risk of measles becoming endemic ...

The number of measles cases in the U.S. has risen to 884, according to new Centers for Disease Control and Prevention data ...

Fears the world is heading towards another pandemic are growing, as new data shows the spread of the deadly bird flu virus ...

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Vaccines have saved more than 154 million lives worldwide over the past 50 years. World Immunization Week is a timely ...

Measles, once virtually wiped out in the United States, could become commonplace again if declining vaccination rates ...

A large majority of African countries are yet to commit 15 percent of their GDP to funding the health sector, despite the ...

CHICAGO — Health officials in Illinois have identified the state’s first measles case of 2025. On Wednesday, the Illinois ...

A new outbreak in Angola , West Africa started on January 7, 2025, and it is likely to get worse as it spreads to more rural ...

Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is under fire for controversial remarks about children with ...