Florida is experiencing a measles outbreak with 9 people currently infected. “Measles is not just a rash,” and shouldn’t be something to dismi…
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Dr. Caroline Quach-Thanh, a microbiologist and pediatric infectious disease specialist, says people may not understand the risk of diseases li…
Some long-forgotten infectious diseases could surge in 2023.
More than 700 children have died from measles in Zimbabwe in an outbreak first reported in April. Many were unvaccinated because of religious …
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The Indiana Department of Health is partnering with county health departments and other local health care entities to host extra back-to-school immunization clinics.
After a brutal winter surge, “we've now decelerated and transitioned into more of a controlled phase,” Dr. Anthony Fauci said. Get that and more of today's COVID news here.
The World Health Organization and the United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund warned of an increased risk of measles spread, with worldwide cases up nearly 80% so far in 2022 compared with 2021.
The number of children getting routine vaccinations has plummeted, setting the stage for what doctors fear could be a resurgence of preventable diseases.
In the last several years, diseases like measles have returned to the U.S., with a significant spike in the number of cases reported. Here are the 10 best and worst states for child vaccination.
In Samoa, New Year's Eve was more somber than usual. While fireworks erupted at midnight from Mount Vaea, overlooking the capital, Apia, the end of the year was a time of sadness and remembrance.
Of the more than 140,000 who died across the globe from measles in 2018, most were children younger than 5, the World Health Organization reported.
A critical, but possibly overlooked, component of an adult’s health plan is vaccines and booster shots.
COLUMBUS, Ohio — States are heatedly debating whether to make it more difficult for students to avoid vaccinations for religious or philosophi…
For months, and stretching back into 2015 and 2016, the United States and other regions of the world have been experiencing a return of sporad…
INDIANAPOLIS ― Measles has affected more than 700 people in 22 states, including one Hoosier, so far in 2019, state officials say. State Healt…
NEW YORK — Measles continues to spread in the United States, with 704 cases reported so far this year in 22 states.
The growing number of cases of measles has many people asking: Am I safe? A vaccine expert provides some answers.
New York City has declared a public health emergency over a measles outbreak and ordered mandatory vaccinations for some people who may have been exposed to the virus.
NEW YORK — U.S. health officials report that the number of measles cases through the first three months of this year have surpassed the count …
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INDIANAPOLIS — Health officials are warning about possible exposure to measles in Indianapolis following a visit by a person from out of state…
OAK FOREST, Ill. — Public health officials have confirmed a case of measles in a northern Chicago suburb and say others may have been exposed.
Crossing the line separating Indiana and Illinois sometimes means dealing with different laws and customs. Readers are asked to share ideas fo…