HealthDay News — Between 2000 and 2024, global measles deaths fell by 88%, saving an estimated 58 million lives, according to a new World Health Organization (WHO) report. But now the virus is ...

One of measles’ most deceptive traits is that most cases, especially in healthy people, are relatively mild. On the one hand, that means that many survive the disease without serious lingering effects ...

U.S. measles outbreak has hit 2,000 confirmed cases amid Trump and RFK Jr.'s assault on vaccines and the CDC. Doctors and health experts weigh in.

As measles continues to spread in the United States, it’s likely that the outbreaks that broke records in 2025 will continue into the new year. In South Carolina, 168 people, mostly schoolchildren, ...

Canada lost its measles elimination status in 2025 and outbreaks persist across North America, but social media users are arguing against vaccinating for the disease by claiming research from a decade ...

More than 90% of confirmed influenza cases in the World Health Organization (WHO) European Region have tested positive for a new mutated strain of influenza known as AH3N2 J.2.4.1 or “subclade K,” the ...

Measles outbreaks worsen states as 42 report cases, raising hospitalization and exposure risks across U.S. hospitals and threatening elimination status.

Rabies vaccination before you travel can reduce the need for this post-exposure prophylaxis or can simplify your treatment if ...

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks with Dr. Carlos del Rio about the spiking number of measles cases in South Carolina and about the public health challenges posed by the outbreak.

France reported the most outbreaks in Europe with more than 2,000 in 2024 while the Netherlands also had more than 1,000 ...

Measles—one of the world’s most contagious illnesses—is now surging again. In the European Union, over 130,000 cases have ...

Scientists investigating an ancient mystery have uncovered the first evidence that a Bronze Age strain of plague infected ...