With measles becoming a growing threat nationwide, federal health officials continue to encourage parents to vaccinate their children to avoid becoming infected by the highly contagious virus. As ...

Measles is still making headlines in 2025, prompting questions about the life-threatening disease and how to prevent it. Here's what to know as the U.S. grapples with its biggest measles outbreak ...

More than 1,100 measles cases have been reported in the United States this year, and the highly contagious virus has put people at risk while they wait in ERs and doctor’s offices — but also ...

Six years ago, two communities in New York – one in Brooklyn and one in Rockland County – were facing the worst measles outbreaks the United States had seen in decades. It was the closest the ...

As childhood vaccination rates drop in the U.S., outbreaks of measles are rising. In his new book, Booster Shots, Dr. Adam Ratner makes the case that this is a bad sign for public health.

Per CDC data, one dose of the MMR vaccine is 93% effective against measles, 78% effective against mumps, and 97% effective against rubella. Two doses of MMR vaccine are 97% effective against ...

An infection can cause health problems that linger for years. By Dani Blum As more measles cases emerge around the country, doctors say they’re concerned that those infected may be at risk of ...

The measles outbreak began in Gaines County in late January. It has now spread across 23 counties in Texas, plus the states of New Mexico and Oklahoma. On April 30, Denton County Public Health ...

Measles would likely be the first eradicated disease to return, because it is so highly contagious, but other diseases like rubella, diphtheria and polio could also return if vaccination rates ...

Kala Hunter did not hesitate to get her 2-year-old son, Brady, fully vaccinated in March as the number of measles cases grew in her West Texas community. “Being in the hotbed of the measles ...

The number of measles cases in the U.S. has risen to 884, according to new Centers for Disease Control and Prevention data published Friday. Here's what you need to know.

More than 1,100 measles cases have been reported in the United States this year, and the highly contagious virus has put people at risk while they wait in ERs and doctor’s offices — but also ...