The easily preventable disease, declared eliminated in the U.S. in 2000, ripped through many Texas communities.

By Jessica McDonald On four separate occasions, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the Health and Human Services secretary, has suggested ...

Kennedy has claimed repeatedly that measles cases have “plateaued,” despite contradictory data from his own federal agencies. On Friday, the health department in Texas – the center of the outbreak ...

There are now over 700 cases of measles across 24 U.S. states, according to CDC data, marking the highest number of cases in ...

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Texas is experiencing a growing measles outbreak with over 500 active cases across 22 counties.Health experts warn that declining vaccination rates have weakened herd immunity.

With cuts at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Texas and other states will have to spend more on public health. The biggest expense of a measles outbreak is the public health response in ...