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Texas measles outbreak grows to 327 cases with 18 confirmed infections over last 5 days: Officials
Subaas Shrestha/NurPhoto via Getty Images (AUSTIN, Texas) — The measles outbreak in western Texas is continuing to grow with 18 cases confirmed over the last five days, bringing the total to 327 cases, according to [Read More…]

Measles cases linked to outbreak in Texas reach 309, surpassing nationwide total in 2024
Antonio Perez/Chicago Tribune/Tribune News Service via Getty Images (AUSTIN, Texas) — The number of measles cases associated with an outbreak in western Texas has grown to 309, with 30 cases reported over the last three [Read More…]

As measles cases rise across the US, who may need another vaccine dose?
Jan Sonnenmair/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — As measles cases continue to spread across the United States, many Americans may be asking themselves if they need a measles vaccine booster to enhance protection. An outbreak in [Read More…]

Texas measles outbreak grows to 279 cases, approaching nationwide total for 2024
Paul Hennessy/NurPhoto via Getty Images (LUBBOCK, Texas) — The measles outbreak in western Texas is continuing to grow with 20 additional cases confirmed, bringing the total to 279 cases, according to new state data published [Read More…]

HHS appears to delete Surgeon General gun violence advisory webpage
Roy Rochlin/Getty Images for Find Your Light Foundation (WASHINGTON) — The Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) appears to have taken down a webpage from the Office of the Surgeon General (OSG) that included [Read More…]

Gender-affirming care may lower depression risk, study finds, but many are losing access
Nathan Morris/NurPhoto via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Transgender adults who received gender-affirming hormone therapy had a significantly lower risk of moderate-to-severe depression over four years compared to those who did not receive such care, [Read More…]

Frontline health care workers reflect on early days of COVID 5 years after WHO declared pandemic
(Phil Fisk/Getty Images) (NEW YORK) — Dr. Kimberly Shriner remembers the first COVID-19 patient who came into Huntington Hospital in Pasadena, California, in March 2020. He was a 35-year-old man who arrived at the hospital [Read More…]

Measles cases linked to Texas outbreak grows to 259, with just 2 among fully vaccinated people
Antonio Perez/Chicago Tribune/Tribune News Service via Getty Images (GAINES COUNTY, Texas) — The number of measles cases associated with an outbreak in western Texas has grown to 259, with 36 cases reported over the last [Read More…]

Former CDC director argues for stronger, nationwide guidance on infant measles vaccine dose
Pat Greenhouse/The Boston Globe via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The former director for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) called for stronger, nationwide guidance on infant vaccine doses for measles prevention in a [Read More…]

RFK Jr. claims measles can be treated with vitamin A, linked to poor diet. Here’s what science says.
(DIGICOMPHOTO/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY/Getty Images) (WASHINGTON) — Measles is continuing to spread across the United States, as outbreaks grow in western Texas and New Mexico. Between the two states, 256 cases have been confirmed as of [Read More…]

Europe saw highest number of measles cases last year in more than 25 years: WHO
Lian Yi/Xinhua via Getty Images (LONDON) — Europe saw the highest number of measles cases last year in more than 25 years, according to a new report published Thursday from the World Health Organization (WHO) and UNICEF. [Read More…]

Texas measles cases grow to 223, mostly among children and teens
Subaas Shrestha/NurPhoto via Getty Images (AUSTIN, Texas) — The measles outbreak in western Texas is continuing to grow with 25 cases confirmed over the last five days, bringing the total to 223 cases, according to [Read More…]

5 years ago, the WHO declared COVID a pandemic. Here’s a look at the disease by the numbers
Justin Sullivan/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Tuesday marks five years since the World Health Organization (WHO) declared the global outbreak of COVID-19 to be a pandemic. Since then, millions of Americans have been hospitalized, and more [Read More…]

What we still don’t know about COVID 5 years after the WHO declared a pandemic
TPG/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Five years ago, the World Health Organization declared the COVID-19 outbreak to be a pandemic, leading to stay at-home orders and shutdowns across the U.S. and world. The nation looks much [Read More…]

CDC asks researchers to assess how their projects align with Trump administration priorities
Jessica McGowan/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention sent a survey on March 6 asking some federally funded researchers to assess how their work aligns with the priorities of President Donald [Read More…]

40 new cases of measles reported in Texas as outbreak grows to 198: Officials
Antonio Perez/Chicago Tribune/Tribune News Service via Getty Images (GAINES COUNTY, Texas) — The number of measles cases associated with an outbreak in western Texas has grown to 198, with 40 cases reported over the last [Read More…]

Over a dozen new measles cases in Texas outbreak in less than a week: Officials
Photo by RONALDO SCHEMIDT/AFP via Getty Images (TEXAS) — The number of measles cases associated with an outbreak in Texas has grown to 159 — an increase of 13 cases in the past five days, authorities said [Read More…]

CDC says it is monitoring unknown disease in Congo
Nathan Posner/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is closely monitoring an unknown disease that has killed dozens in the Democratic Republic of Congo, the agency said in a [Read More…]

Amid growing Texas outbreak, how contagious is measles?
Measles virus particle, illustration. (Photo by KATERYNA KON/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY/Via Getty) (NEW YORK) — Measles has been spreading across the U.S. for the last several weeks, sickening people in at least nine states amid a [Read More…]

Texas measles outbreak grows to 146 cases, children and teens most impacted
Ronaldo Schemidt/AFP via Getty Images (GAINES COUNTY, Texas) — The number of measles cases associated with an outbreak in western Texas has grown to 146, according to new data released Friday. Almost all of the [Read More…]