A child died from the measles after being hospitalized in Lubbock, the first death amid an outbreak that began last month in the South Plains region, health officials said. The Texas Department of ...

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Wednesday appeared to downplay the seriousness of the West Texas measles outbreak that has killed a school-age child. The child’s death, ...

Measles outbreak 2026: CDC confirms 4,852 US cases as of October 29, the highest since elimination was declared in 2000. PAHO ...

Measles is one of the most contagious viruses in the world. Last year, an outbreak that started in Gaines County led to more than 760 cases and claimed the lives of two children. A leading U.S. health ...

U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. visited the epicenter of Texas' still-growing measles outbreak on Sunday, the same day a funeral was held for a second young child who ...

Federal health authorities agreed to send assistance to multiple states this week amid nationwide outbreaks.

More than 4,000 measles cases have been confirmed in the U.S.

Six young children at a Lubbock, Texas, day care center have tested positive for measles — a dreaded scenario with the potential to accelerate an already out-of-control outbreak that has spread to at ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. As the United States experiences its worst measles outbreak in 35 years, a handful of Democrats are leaning on their backgrounds ...

As the measles outbreak continues to surge nationwide, health officials are tracking an increase in measles cases during pregnancy, along with rising concerns about congenital measles.