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As measles outbreaks spread across the United States, you may be wondering whether you’re at risk in California. As of Thursday, March 13, more than 300 cases of measles had been reported in the ...

Declining childhood vaccination rates left parts of Texas vulnerable to a measles outbreak that continues to worsen, and could lead to the reemergence of other infectious diseases, Dr. Peter Hotez ...

In today’s newsletter, I’ll explain the virus’s possible resurgence in America. Derailing this virus was a decades-long ...

Dozens of children toting yellow and white balloons have gathered outside Rome’s Gemelli hospital to greet Pope Francis on his fifth week hospitalized with double pneumonia.

The uptick in measles cases has left many people wondering about early signs of measles, whether they need an updated vaccine and treatment options.

Texas is experiencing its largest measles outbreak in 30 years. WNIJ’s Peter Medlin spoke with a religious studies professor ...

President Trump continued to threaten tariffs as DOGE continued its cuts of the federal workforce. It was another ...

He hadn’t been expecting a stranger with a notepad, but he listened as I explained that I had come to town to write about the ...

The US has reported more than 200 cases of measles this year, mostly in Texas and mostly affecting unvaccinated people. Public health experts in the US and worldwide are concerned about the spread of ...

We’re talking travel with Peter Greenberg, who is weighing in on Southwest Airlines' decision to end its 54-year-long bags ...

Peter, a 28-year-old Mennonite man in Texas and father-of-five, has broken his silence after revealing his six-year-old ...