Trump’s CDC did not respond to help requests in Texas measles outbreak
As measles surged in Texas early this year, the Trump administration’s actions sowed fear and confusion among Centers for Disease Control and Prevention scientists that…
Brits warned to make vital check with their GP before heading on holiday
There are a lot of things to remember while preparing for a holiday - but the NHS has urged all travellers to book in with…
How Canada became the centre of a measles outbreak in North America
Nadine YousifBBC News, TorontoCanadian PressCatalina Friesen serves with a mobile clinic in OntarioMorgan Birch was puzzled when her four-month-old daughter, Kimie, suddenly fell ill with…
Amid measles outbreak, Texas is poised to make vaccine exemptions for kids easier
AUSTIN, Texas — Texas this year has been the center of the nation’s largest measles outbreak in more than two decades, as a mostly eradicated disease has…
Why is measles spreading in Canada, Mexico and the US? | Health News
The United States and Canada are experiencing one of their worst measles outbreaks in years, while the virus has also crossed to neighbouring Mexico. A…
Measles cases spread in Texas after stagnant vaccine funding. Cuts threaten other states
The measles outbreak in west Texas didn’t happen just by chance.The easily preventable disease, declared eliminated in the U.S. in 2000, ripped through communities sprawling…
Faced with measles, Texas healthcare workers confront ‘information warfare’ | Health News
In her work at hospitals or in-home healthcare, Parker explained she has often talked to patients about the importance of vaccines. Some listen. Many don’t.…
Tuolumne County confirms two measles cases
The Tuolumne County Public Health Department on Wednesday confirmed two measles cases a day after it opened an investigation into the possible infections. The department…
California school vaccine rates fell; some students are vulnerable to measles
Despite having some of the nation’s strictest school vaccination laws, California reported a decline last year in the share of kindergarten students who were immunized…
RFK Jr, noted vaccine sceptic, backs measles jab amid deadly US outbreak | Health News
US health secretary says he is ‘deeply concerned’ about outbreak in Texas.Robert F Kennedy Jr, the top health official in the United States who is…
US reports first measles death since 2015 | Health News
School-aged child dies in Texas amid outbreak concentrated among followers of Christian sect.The United States has reported its first measles death in a decade after…
Texas measles outbreak grows as cases appear in New Mexico
Additional measles cases “are likely to occur” as an outbreak of the virus grows, the Texas Department of State Health Services said in its latest…
WHO warns of measles resurgence as cases exceed 10 million in 2023 | Health News
The disease killed 107,500 people in 2023, most of them under the age of five.Approximately 10.3 million people caught measles last year, a 20 percent…