While the agency stressed that increased screening was most likely behind much of the increase, the health secretary, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., called it an “epidemic.” ...

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Doctors, researchers and public health experts warn that the measles outbreak, which has grown to more than 600 cases, may just be the beginning. They say outbreaks of preventable diseases could get ...

The finding, based on an analysis of medical records from 2022, reflects a dramatic rise in autism over the past two decades.

Medical experts have previously told ABC News this increase is largely due to better awareness and better access to screening ...

In 1989, Ronald Johnson did not think he would live to see old age. Johnson, a Black gay man, was diagnosed with HIV that ...

Texas remains the epicenter, with 541 reported cases, of which more than 65% are concentrated in Gaines County. Arkansas ...

Newly released federal statistics show an estimated 1 in 31 U.S. children have autism, marking another jump in a long string ...

Texas health officials reported over 560 measles cases in the state Tuesday, days after the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced 712 confirmed cases of measles in the U.S. as outbreaks ...

Federal health funding cuts in New York have led to the closure of a Long Island mental health program and risk loss of $360 million for various health services. Public health defense against diseases ...

The United States is grappling with a significant measles outbreak. More than 700 confirmed cases of measles have been identified so far. Measles, a highly contagious airborne virus, was declared ...