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Measles outbreaks across North America are threatening the region's status of having officially eliminated the virus, ...

Alongside measles in this region, where voters overwhelmingly supported President Donald Trump, there’s another outbreak: one ...

About three out of 100 people who get both doses of the MMR vaccine will still get measles if they’re exposed to the virus, ...

A recent outbreak of measles is prompting questions about the life-threatening disease and how to prevent it. Here's what to ...

During Kennedy’s confirmation, his opponents among the Democratic Party leadership (all 48 Democratic Senators voted against ...

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. managed to clear the lowest bar imaginable when he acknowledged in a Fox News op-ed over the weekend ...

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.

Texas state health officials continue to track the latest measles outbreak. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has announced it will be sending ...

Amid the measles outbreak in Texas, along with a scattering of cases in several other states, doctors are emphasizing the importance of community protection.