Both newborns and pregnant women are at higher risk of complications from the measles virus. Unvaccinated mothers who get ...

The White House abruptly withdrew Dr. Dave Weldon's nomination to lead the CDC, canceling his confirmation hearing.

A growing measles outbreak has led to 222 reported cases across Texas, New Mexico and Oklahoma in 2025, with health officials ...

The US has reported more than 200 cases of measles this year, mostly in Texas and mostly affecting unvaccinated people. Public health experts in the US and worldwide are concerned about the spread of ...

Triumphs of COVID-19 included rapid vaccine development and scientific collaboration. But the tragedies were numerous.

Cases in the ongoing measles outbreak have risen to 258 across Texas, New Mexico and Oklahoma, and state health departments ...

Measles is one of the most contagious viruses known to humans, experts say. Measles has been spreading across the U.S. for the last several weeks, sickening people in at least nine states amid a ...

An outbreak of measles in northwest Texas grew to 146 cases on Friday, two days after health officials reported that a child had died after being hospitalized in Lubbock. Twenty people have been ...

A counterpoint to Kennedy’s dry nonchalance comes from Dr. Peter Hotez, co-director of the Texas Children’s Hospital Center for Vaccine Development, who said of the outbreak: “We’re still ...

We have measles outbreaks every year," he said. But public health experts, like Dr. Peter Hotez at the Center for Vaccine Development at Texas Children's Hospital, say Kennedy's statement needs ...