As childhood vaccination rates drop in the U.S., outbreaks of measles are rising. In his new book, Booster Shots, Dr. Adam ...

In a new book, pediatric infectious disease specialist Dr. Adam Ratner details the history of measles, a virus that’s often a ...

As more parents in the U.S. push back against routine vaccinations for children, the new book "Booster Shots" makes the case that measles remains a threat that shouldn't be underestimated.

Most people who get measles are not protected by vaccines. In fact, Gaines County is one of the lowest counties that has ...

Measles was one of the deadliest infectious diseases for children prior to 1915. But in just two decades from 1915 in the UK, ...

Kennedy Jr. was pressed to clarify his views on vaccines, abortion and public health priorities in the first of two senate hearings as he tries to make the case to become President Donald Trump's ...

Did RFK Jr.'s long-record of anti-vaccine activism affect his chances at becoming Trump's secretary of health?

In 2019, a devastating measles outbreak erupted in Samoa. Eighty-three people, most of them children, died. Another 5,000 contracted the disease. In total, around 3% of the small island’s population ...

Trump’s nominee for health secretary faced a group of bipartisan senators during the first day of his confirmation hearing ...

RFK Jr.'s testimony to senators clashed with past articles and letters he wrote concerning Samoan vaccine policy ...

For more information about the vaccine, visit cdc.gov. Yes, measles can be deadly. The people who face the highest risks are children under the age of five. It is strongly advised not to visit ...

The Georgia Department of Public Health (DPH) has reported a measles case in an unvaccinated person from metro Atlanta who caught the virus while traveling in the U.S. This person was infectious ...