Columnist Patrice Apodaca talks to a pediatric infectious diseases expert about why measles outbreaks among children are a result of vaccine hesitancy and denial growing across the nation.

New York State health officials have warned of potential measles exposure in two Capital Region hospitals after an infected ...

California has already reported more measles cases this year than in all of 2024, a worrisome development that comes as the ...

After being declared "eliminated" in the United States in 2000, confirmed cases of measles — a highly infectious disease — have hit a 33-year high at 1,288 so far this year. The U.S. Centers for ...

Measles is caused by a highly contagious virus that’s airborne and spreads easily when an infected person breathes, sneezes ...

Public Health officials have confirmed a case of measles in a traveler who passed through Los Angeles International Airport ...

The heightened spread of the disease is a "canary in the coal mine" moment, representing the rapid return of several ...

LA County and Orange County reported over 97% of kindergarteners were vaccinated. San Bernardino County was below the target percentage, with only 93.5% of kindergarteners fully vaccinated in 2024.

LOS ANGELES - Health officials are warning parents that a student at a Southern California high school has become infected with measles from an outbreak traced to Disneyland in December, urging ...