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A case of measles was confirmed in Howard County, Maryland, marking the state’s first case of the year. The resident who ...

The Department of Health and Human Services is offering $25,000 buyouts to some 80,000 employees as part of the Trump ...

The Department of Health and Human Services, headed by RFK Jr., is responding to reports that the CDC will begin researching the widely refuted theory that links autism to vaccines.

RFK Jr. recently baselessly claimed that steroids, antibiotics, and cod liver oil yielded “very good results" with measles.

The New Mexico Department of Health reports there are now at least 30 confirmed cases of measles in Lea County.

Public health officials have confirmed a measles case in a Maryland resident, marking another infection as the virus spreads across multiple states. The Howard County resident recently traveled ...

A measles outbreak in West Texas has sickened at least 198 people, with 23 patients hospitalized and one dead.

“The recommendation is that you get the shot to your child between 12 to 15 months of age, and then a second shot between ...

The U.S. declared measles eliminated more than 20 years ago, thanks to an exceptionally safe and effective vaccine. But ...

Six years ago, two communities in New York – one in Brooklyn and one in Rockland County – were facing the worst measles ...

The New York City doc warned against a practice that’s rumored to have picked up in Texas, where nearly 200 cases of measles ...