Health experts say vaccine is the best way to prevent disease spread, but some people can't get the shot and others don't ...

New York City hasn’t had any measles outbreaks yet this year, even as cases nationwide hit a 33-year high. But individual ...

The US almost lost its measles elimination status once. Lessons from that episode suggest it will be more difficult to avoid ...

More than 14 million children did not receive a single vaccine last year — about the same number as the year before — ...

A record number of infections has public health experts on edge-and adults are being urged to double-check their immunity. Here's how to find out if you need a booster.

Health officials in Illinois and North Dakota say their states' measles outbreaks are over, pointing to a continuing slowdown ...

If I have sounded like a broken record these past months, it is because these developments in American public health are as ...

Last week, I explained why it matters if the United States were to lose its status of having eliminated measles. That ...

Immunizations are designed to keep people healthy. Many diseases have been pushed into relative obscurity thanks to the ...

There's information out there -- which is frankly misinformation -- that it can be treated with, say, high doses of vitamin A ...

A wave of anti-vaccine sentiment has spurred measles outbreaks around the world, and could lead to outbreaks of other ...

There is no good reason for any American to become infected with the measles virus in 2025. Effective vaccines reduced the incidence of the disease to nearly negligible figures by ...