There is no good reason for any American to become infected with the measles virus in 2025. Effective vaccines reduced the incidence of the disease to nearly negligible figures by ...

A wave of anti-vaccine sentiment has spurred measles outbreaks around the world, and could lead to outbreaks of other ...

Health experts say vaccine is the best way to prevent disease spread, but some people can't get the shot and others don't ...

The US almost lost its measles elimination status once. Lessons from that episode suggest it will be more difficult to avoid ...

Health officials in Illinois and North Dakota say their states' measles outbreaks are over, pointing to a continuing slowdown ...

Immunizations are designed to keep people healthy. Many diseases have been pushed into relative obscurity thanks to the ...

More than 14 million children did not receive a single vaccine last year — about the same number as the year before — ...

New York City hasn’t had any measles outbreaks yet this year, even as cases nationwide hit a 33-year high. But individual ...

As measles cases hit a 30-year-high in the U.S., doctors share what you should do whether you're vaccinated, unvaccinated, immunocompromised or have young children.

If I have sounded like a broken record these past months, it is because these developments in American public health are as ...

Just walking into a grocery store could expose you—even if the sick person left two hours ago. Health officials explain how and what you can do to stay protected: ...

According to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, two doses of the MMR (measles, mumps and rubella) vaccine are 97% effective at preventing measles, while one dose is 93% effective. It ...