Since January, Texas has reported more than 420 measles cases, according to the Department of Health, and the funding cuts are hampering local efforts to contain the spread. Public health departments ...

Katherine Wells was celebrated early during the COVID-19 pandemic. Then public health became a political litmus test.

The measles outbreak is showing no signs of slowing down and has spread to new areas in Texas for the first time ...

Measles is caused by a highly contagious virus that’s airborne and spreads easily when an infected person breathes, sneezes or coughs. It is preventable through vaccines, and ha ...

The West Texas Measles outbreak is often labeled the worst in more than 30 years. TPR looked into what happened 36 years ago ...

Measles can erase the immune system's "memory" and cause a rare but fatal health condition. The MMR vaccine prevents these ...

With more than 400 reported cases and at least one death, Texas and New Mexico are in the midst of one of the largest measles outbreaks in the United States in the past 25 years. Since childhood ...

I’ve never seen measles, and don’t know that I would recognize the symptoms. My children are vaccinated, and I had two shots ...

When epidemiologist Sophia Newcomer tries to evaluate how well Montana might be able to ward off the measles outbreak ...

Texas' measles outbreak has brought renewed attention to the state's politically chared vaccine debate. Here's how elected ...

According to DCPH, measles is a highly contagious disease. Symptoms include: fever, cough, runny nose, red eyes, and a distinctive rash. “It is an airborne disease. So it would be very important not ...

This is the first in our 2025 “Health Matters” series focused on health topics in South Snohomish County and sponsored by the Verdant Health Commission. As news of the ...