Measles and mumps are viral diseases so rare that fewer than one in 40,000 Americans catch either of them in a given year. Getting rubella is less likely than getting struck by lightning. But as ...

The resident is undergoing treatment in Anchorage for the highly contagious virus. Meanwhile, state health officials are tracking down “several dozen” individuals the patient was in contact with while ...

Local officials in Samoa don't blame Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Trump's HHS pick, for measles deaths, but critics call his ...

Measles has returned to Texas, with two cases confirmed in Houston last week. No cases have been found in Central Texas, but measles is a worry for health officials, causing Austin Public Health ...

Gov. Josh Green battled a measles outbreak that killed 83 people, mostly children. President Trump wants Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., a vaccine skeptic, as his health policy chief. By Elizabeth ...

Measles is a highly contagious viral disease that can cause serious complications, particularly in children under one year of age, pregnant women and people with a weakened immune system. The disease ...