Pediatricians and public health experts said they’ve seen a surge in requests for “bonus” doses of measles immunization following the death of an unvaccinated six-year-old in West Texas last week.
Robert F. Kennedy Jr, who oversees the health of more than 340 million Americans, says vitamin A can prevent the worst effects of measles rather than urging more people to get vaccinated.
Measles outbreaks across North America are threatening the region's status of having officially eliminated the virus, officials from the Pan-American Health Organization warned, potentially undoing a hard-fought victory to wipe out community transmission.
Measles is a disease that should be a relic of the past with vaccination. But now a child is dead from a disease that is entirely preventable.
The measles outbreak in Texas has sparked debate over the use of vitamin A, with some health experts warning it may not be effective.
The U.S. registered its first death from measles since 2015 this week, as a child who wasn’t vaccinated died in a measles outbreak in rural West Texas.
Here’s what to know about the current measles outbreak, how common the measles is in the U.S., how it spreads and what the symptoms and treatment are.
Misinformation about measles can have deadly consequences. So here's a look at some of the top ways people are getting measles wrong.
Texas announced the first measles death in the U.S. in a decade last week amid an ongoing outbreak. Here's where measles has been recorded.
In response to the measles outbreak in Texas and other states, the HHS is highlighting vitamin A as a measles treatment. Experts say the nutrient does nothing to prevent measles and that most people in the U.
A school-aged child has died in Texas following a measles outbreak, according to the CDC. Should South Dakota parents be concerned?