Measles has sickened nearly 150 mostly unvaccinated people in rural West Texas, and a school-age child has died.

What steps, if any, does the public need to take to protect against the rising number of measles cases? NPR speaks with Dr. Preeti Malani, infectious disease physician at the University of Michigan.

As measles cases surge in Texas and other states, US Health Secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr claims such outbreaks are routine. Public health experts warn that declining vaccination rates are fuelling ...

Before the pandemic, the rate of kindergarten students who received their measles, mumps, and rubella vaccination had reached ...

Public health officials confirm this week the first case of measles in Los Angeles County in 10 years, amid a growing number ...

Nine states have confirmed cases of a Victorian era disease ripping through Texas. At least 173 infections nationwide have ...

Measles can cause complications like pneumonia, brain swelling, long-term hearing loss and death as is the case in the current Texas outbreak. In the decade before the measles vaccine, the CDC ...

1988 — Wayne Gretzky of the Edmonton Oilers becomes the NHL’s all-time assist leader, breaking the longtime mark of Gordie Howe. In his ninth season, Gretzky picked up assist No. 1,050 in a game ...

International: Overall, more than 130 cases have been reported in Texas and neighboring New Mexico. State officials said ...

Measles is rarely seen in the United States, but Americans are growing more concerned about the preventable virus as cases ...

Robert F. Kennedy Jr., head of the Department of Health and Human Services, downplayed the seriousness of an ongoing measles ...