There are no new confirmed measles cases to report in Texas this week, according to the state, but Austin's health department has detected the measles virus in wastewater.

Traces of the highly contagious measles virus have been detected in Austin's wastewater, signaling possible silent spread.

Brian Hooker, chief scientific officer with the Children's Health Defense, claimed that after visiting patients who had contracted measles in Seminole, Texas, he developed symptoms on his way home to ...

“Day cares can be a terrible place to have a measles outbreak,” said Dr. Tina Tan, a pediatric infectious diseases physician and president of the Infectious Diseases Society of America. “There’s going ...

Measles has been found in the waste water in Austin. One of the most contagious diseases, measles is preventable through vaccination.

Local health officials residents to make sure they are up to date with measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR) vaccination.

As the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, readies for the biggest budget cuts in its history, nonprofit food banks strain to fight food insecurity. Other states making news: ...

Late summer marks the time when kids start returning to school, and parents are busy checking off back-to-school lists with ...

Another case of measles was detected in New York’s capital region, the eighth positive test statewide this year as public health officials grapple with rising rates nationally. A man from Vermont was ...

Faced with a skeptical religious community at the center of the outbreak, health officials say they may have pushed too hard ...

With Texas being hit with a measles outbreak and a deadly natural disaster, local leaders are looking ahead at public health ...