“We're going through a very dark period right now where the anti-vaccine advocacy is so strong nationally, and parents are ...

Measles is one of the most contagious viruses in the world. Last year, an outbreak that started in Gaines County led to more than 760 cases and claimed the lives of two children. A leading U.S. health ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Measles cases in the United States have reached their highest level in 35 years, marking a dramatic resurgence of a disease that ...

Texas officials announced the first measles death in the U.S. in a decade Wednesday, a grim milestone in the ongoing outbreak ravaging Texas and nearby New Mexico. The death, which occurred in a ...

Measles is a highly contagious, airborne disease able to infect up to 90% of people who are not immune and come into contact with someone who has the illness, according to the CDC. Symptoms can ...

Trump officials sowed fear and confusion among CDC scientists, slowing their response to the measles outbreak in West Texas.

The number of measles cases in the U.S. has surpassed the record-breaking tally for all of 2025, with five more months of 2026 still to come. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention logged ...

A measles outbreak in Texas appears to be getting worse. The state says it's now aware of 48 cases, more than three times higher than previously reported, in its South Plains region. Health officials ...