Medical News Today speaks to experts to fact-check some claims about measles and the MMR vaccine, namely U.S. Health ...

Measles cases in the U.S. have increased by more than 600% since February. Here’s how you can keep infants safe.

Immunization programs nationwide have been left brittle by years of stagnant funding by federal, state and local governments. In Texas and elsewhere, this helped set the stage for the measles outbreak ...

Measles cases have surpassed 650 in an ongoing multistate outbreak, but federal funding cuts could threaten the response.

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 the elevated risk of contracting measles, some people are now wondering if their vaccines are working to protect them from this contagious virus -- or if they need another vaccination on top ...

Japan stopped using the MMR vaccine seven years ago - virtually the only developed nation to turn its back on the jab. Government health chiefs claim a four-year experiment with it has had serious ...

According to World Health Organisation data more than 207,000 lives were lost globally in 2019 as a result of measles, a 50% increase in 2016, as a result of vaccination rates well below the 95% ...

That depends on travel and vaccination. Measles became a nationally notifiable disease in 1912, which meant all health care providers and labs were required to report all diagnosed cases ...

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who has a history of making anti-vaccine statements and has been criticized for downplaying the outbreak, advocated for the measles, mumps ...