Some private schools have shut down because of a rapidly escalating measles outbreak in West Texas. Local health departments are overstretched, pausing other important work as they race to limit the ...

Texas' measles outbreak is now at 90 cases, the highest yearly case count since 1992. Experts say the number is likely to ...

Measles can spread incredibly fast — it's one of the world's most contagious diseases, more than flu, polio, COVID, or just about any other infectious disease.

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Friday reported that weekly measles cases had jumped to 93 from 14 ...

Measles is a highly contagious virus mostly common in school-aged children. 58 cases have been reported in northwest Texas.

America's opioid crisis is showing signs of subsiding, a new report from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ...

Trump administration has taken actions to dismantle established public health infrastructure as part of its second-term ...

In this opinion column, a pediatrics expert and immunization advocate say President Trump is "masking the real issue" with ...

Measles was declared eliminated in the United States in the year 2000 due to an effective vaccine. But a quarter century ...

A measles outbreak in Texas is the largest the state has seen in 30 years and has spread to nearby New Mexico.

The country’s first line of defense against public-health threats has been spared by DOGE—for now.

Donald G. McNeil Jr., a former New York Times global health reporter, is author of “The Wisdom of Plagues.” Given how much ...