With measles becoming a growing threat nationwide, federal health officials continue to encourage parents to vaccinate their children to avoid becoming infected by the highly contagious virus.

She now covers breaking and trending news for CBS News' HealthWatch. As measles cases rise across the United States, misinformation about the life-threatening infection can put people at risk.

Share on Pinterest The CDC reports that 97% of measles cases in the U.S. are in people who are unvaccinated or whose vaccination status is unknown. FG Trade/Getty Images The growing measles ...

A second school-aged child has died in Texas from a measles-related illness, a hospital spokesperson confirmed Sunday. The child's death comes as an outbreak of measles originating in West Texas ...

1:42 Canada may lose measles elimination status if outbreak not brought under control As measles cases surge worldwide, experts are raising alarms about a lesser-known danger: immune amnesia.

s strategies for containing measles outbreaks in Texas and other parts of the U.S. RONALDO SCHEMIDT/AFP via Getty Images HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has recommended alternative treatment ...

The Indiana Department of Health Monday evening announced the state's first laboratory-confirmed case of measles of the year. The case stems from an unvaccinated minor in Allen County. State and ...

For a child who is not vaccinated against measles — one of the world’s most infectious viruses — no classroom, school bus or grocery store is safe. Nine out of 10 unvaccinated people exposed ...

Recent Trump administration actions are setting the stage for a measles resurgence, experts fear. By Teddy Rosenbluth As the Trump administration moves to dismantle international public health ...

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The health secretary was in Texas over the weekend for the funeral of an 8-year-old girl who died of measles. Reporter Robert F. Kennedy Jr. stayed mum on a touchy topic during a dinner with the ...