Of the 1,288 measles cases nationwide, a majority of them come from Texas. The Lone Star state’s 753 confirmed cases are the ...

Senator Chuck Schumer urged the health secretary to declare an emergency to keep other regions from experiencing the ...

Symptoms, which appear one to two weeks after contact with the virus, include a high fever, cough, runny nose, red and watery ...

With 1,288 cases and outbreaks in 14 states, the U.S. is facing its largest measles spread since 1991, prompting renewed CDC ...

Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (N.Y.) called on Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., to immediately declare a public health emergency for measles, blaming the senior ...

President Trump announced in a letter posted to social media on Saturday that he would place a 30 percent tariff on goods ...

N.Y., on Friday urged Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to declare a public health emergency for measles after confirmed cases of the virus reached their highest number in more than three decades ...

Thanks to the introduction of a vaccine in 1963, measles was declared eliminated in the US in 2000. Now the highly contagious disease has reemerged as a threat as declining vaccination rates fuel ...

The new cases are part of a national surge fueled by multiple factors, including a large outbreak in West Texas, illnesses ...

The CDC says the U.S. has it its highest number of measles cases in decades. Texas Children's Dr. Amya Mitchell spoke with ...

Kingda Ka, once the tallest and fastest coaster at Six Flags, has left a lasting impression. Its front car now finds a home ...

KFF Health News journalists made the rounds on national and local media recently to discuss topical stories. Here’s a ...