Potential measles exposure at Oklahoma hospital prompting other health facilities to take precautions
A recent measles exposure at an Oklahoma City metro children’s hospital is prompting other health systems to be proactive in ...
Oklahoma hospitals taking precautions after potential measles exposure
A recent measles exposure at an Oklahoma City metro children’s hospital is prompting other health systems to be proactive in protecting patients.
The rise and fall (and rise again?) of measles in the United States
The U.S. eliminated measles in 2000—but that hard-won achievement is now under threat. To contain the current outbreak, some ...
Texas Public Radio17h
Lessons from the last major measles outbreak in 1989: San Antonio became a national model for vaccine programs
The West Texas measles outbreak has been labeled as the worst in more than 30 years. TPR looked into the way San Antonio ...
Live Science18h
Kids infected with measles face long-term health consequences. Vaccines can prevent all of them.
Measles can erase the immune system's "memory" and cause a rare but fatal health condition. The MMR vaccine prevents these ...
With measles on the rise, nurse practitioners can help address vaccine hesitancy, expert says
Listening, building trust and providing evidence-based resources are just some of the ways that nurse practitioners, or NPs, ...
McKnight's Long-Term Care News6d
Nursing homes will feel loss of $11B for state health departments
State leaders said the cuts will bring to an end programs including nursing home infectious disease surveillance, tracking of ...
In measles country
Among the customers coming and going from CanaMex Groceries, a Mennonite-owned convenience store in rural Norfolk County, Ont ...
The Texas Tribune13d
Parents of Texas child who died of measles stand by decision to not vaccinate
The measles vaccine has been proven to be safe ... online contains “misleading and inaccurate claims regarding care provided at Covenant Children’s” and that the hospital could not directly ...
Telegram14d
Who should get a measles vaccine? Here's what the recommendations are
Measles is spreading throughout the United States ... but people can also ask their primary care physicians about their status. If you don’t have records from your childhood pediatrician ...
Tennessean14d
Measles in Tennessee: What are the symptoms and what to know about multi-state outbreak
This story has been updated after a case of measles was reported in Middle Tennessee. More than a dozen states across the nation have had an uptick of measles, one of the most contagious virus in ...
WIBW14d
Kansas measles cases grow to 6
“Because measles is a highly infectious disease, it is very important for anyone exposed and experiencing symptoms to isolate from others with the exception of visiting a health care provider ...