Measles has been spreading continuously in the U.K. for over a year, meaning the country has lost its elimination status.

In the first three weeks of 2026, there have already been more than 400 new measles cases, as the U.S. looks to blow past ...

Measles, one of the world’s most contagious diseases, was declared eliminated in the U.S. more than 25 years ago. However, ...

It’s been a year since a measles outbreak began in West Texas, and international health authorities say they plan to meet in ...

Since measles vaccines started making their rounds, child mortality has dropped by up to 90% percent in some countries. That’s more than you’d expect if the measles vaccine just prevented deaths from ...

The U.S. has held its measles-free status for more than 25 years. Experts say unrelenting outbreaks in the past year may ...

The UK, together with Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Spain, and Uzbekistan, just lost its status as a country that had ...

Dr. Kirk Milhoan, a pediatric cardiologist who leads the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices, said a person’s right to refuse a vaccine outweighed concerns about illness or death from ...

The United States is on the verge of losing its measles elimination status — a designation it has held for 25 years.

But there’s an effort underway that, if successful, could turn New York into a petri dish for diseases like measles, diseases ...

Curbing transmission of the deadly disease will be particularly challenging with vaccine skeptics in charge of public health, ...