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

While most people's symptoms improve, 1 in 5 unvaccinated people who catch measles will be hospitalized, 1 out of every 1,000 ...

It comes as state health officials said the measles case count has increased to at least 158 in the West Texas outbreak. One child died.

Two cases of measles have been confirmed in New York City as of the end of February, according to the New York City Health ...

The Trump administration is at risk of its first major failure as the measles outbreak spreads. Donald G. McNeil Jr., a ...

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

When the US introduced the measles vaccine in 1963, we were experiencing hundreds of thousands of cases and about 500 deaths ...

"Measles is really the most contagious illness that we know of," one expert said, which is why vaccinations are so important.

Measles outbreaks − including recent occurrences in New Mexico, Florida, Ohio and New York − happen all too often. It does not need to be this way.

Vaccines not only protect individual children from measles, but also contribute to community immunity, protecting those who ...

A measles outbreak in West Texas and New Mexico has killed a child and sickened more than 130 people, and public health ...