Public health experts say Texas needs better messaging on vaccinations and quarantining and more people conducting contact tracing to contain the spread.

As measles outbreaks spread across the United States, you may be wondering whether you're at risk in California.

Vermont has the second lowest state fatality rate in the US (146.3 per 100K; Hawaii 112.7/100K). Mississippi (462.8/100K) and ...

The outbreak escalated just as the US’s foremost vaccine skeptic, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., ascended as its top health care official. On February 26, the Texas health department reported the first ...

Texas is ground zero for the most recent outbreak, and other states have also reported cases ... Some newborns may also be ...

Total flu-related deaths in Arkansas for the current flu season rose by 19 last week, according to the Arkansas Department of ...

Measles is one of the most contagious viruses in the world, and can live on surfaces or suspended in the air for two hours. Public health recommendations call for children to receive their first shot ...

Early in my career as a pediatrician, it would not be unusual to get a phone call in the middle of the night from the worried ...

Five simultaneous outbreaks of norovirus, birdflu, influenza, COVID-19 and respiratory syncytial virus are occurring across the county, putting a strain on health care systems nationwide. Norovirus ...

Somsak Lolekha, President of RCPedT, emphasized the importance of timely prevention. “The RSV outbreak typically occurs from June to October, so prevention should be initiated before the RSV ...

A total of 83 people, mostly children, died in the outbreak. Kennedy has repeatedly ... media that the child had actually been sick with RSV and pneumonia, and denied proper treatment in the ...