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Cases of the incredibly contagious measles virus are continuing to rise in Texas and across the US as the nation's top health ...

There were 127,350 reported cases of measles, including 38 deaths, in Europe and Central Asia last year, marking the highest ...

UMC is implementing a temporary masking requirement in the 1st and 2nd floor common areas of the Children’s Hospital to help ...

This story was originally published by the Texas Tribune on March 10, 2025. Five years ago, Melanie Richburg used a roll of ...

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. traveled to a Steak ‘n Shake in Florida this weekend for an interview with Fox News' Sean Hannity to ...

A Los Angeles resident who recently traveled through LA International Airport was identified as the first confirmed case of measles in the county in 2025, health officials reported March 11. […] ...

In the midst of the West Texas measles outbreak, Drug Emporium, a local pharmacy in Lubbock, told EverythingLubbock.com Wednesday they’ve seen Vitamin A and Cod Liver Oil “flying” off their ...

Measles can cause complications like pneumonia, brain swelling, long-term hearing loss and death as is the case in the current Texas outbreak. In the decade before the measles vaccine, the CDC ...

Texas has released its latest numbers of reported measles cases amid the ongoing outbreak in the South Plains region.

Last week, on Wednesday, February 26, 2025, Texas officials announced a school-age child had died from measles. The unvaccinated child had been hospitalized in Lubbock after testing positive for ...

A newborn with measles is among the cases reported in the growing West Texas outbreak, Lubbock public health officials say.