A significant measles outbreak is alarming the United States, with over 700 confirmed cases after its elimination in 2000. The CDC is actively involved in containment, addressing the resurgence ...

The Virginia Department of Health (VDH) recently reported the state's first measles case of the year, identifying the patient as a child under 4 years old who recently traveled internationally.

She writes and edits national news, health stories, explainers and more. With measles cases in more than 20 states across the U.S., doctors and health officials are urging anyone who hasn't ...

Five new cases of measles have been confirmed in Indiana, the state's health department said Wednesday. The announcement comes two days after an unvaccinated Allen County minor was diagnosed with ...

Amid a severe measles outbreak, HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is under fire for falsely claiming the measles vaccine's protection wanes quickly. Experts refute this, citing CDC data ...

2:19 Health Matters: RFK Jr. visits Texas amid measles outbreak As United States Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. urges Americans to get the measles vaccine, he’s also c ...

Michigan has officially reported a measles outbreak in the state. The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) and Oakland County Health Division confirmed its first case of ...

U.S. measles cases topped 700 as of Friday, capping a week in which Indiana joined five other states with active outbreaks, Texas grew by another 60 cases, and a third measles-related death was ...

Arkansas reported its first case of measles since 2018.Here's what to know about the measles and how to protect yourself.What is measles?It's a respiratory disease caused by one of the world's ...

Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s personal visit to the family of a Texas girl who died of measles appeared to mark a slight shift for the former anti-vaccine ...

The number of measles cases reported in the U.S. in a single week has topped 90 for the first time since a record wave in 2019, according to figures published Friday by the Centers for Disease ...

Michigan now has a measles outbreak in Montcalm County, the Mid-Michigan District Health Department told the Detroit Free Press. The CDC defines an outbreak as three or more linked cases.