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Robert F. Kennedy Jr. was slammed after he downplayed the death of a Texas child from measles, saying 'it's not unusual' and ...

It's the first measles death in the U.S. since 2015. More than 130 people in west Texas and New Mexico have been sickened in ...

Yahoo News answers some of the most frequently asked questions about measles amid the Texas and New Mexico outbreaks.

The first death in relation to the ongoing measles outbreak in West Texas has been confirmed by local and state health ...

Last Thursday, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said that 93 cases of measles had been reported nationwide. It said that 95% of people who contracted the virus were either ...

Staff and observers worry that the agency may not be prepared for emerging threats including bird flu and insect-borne ...

A child who wasn't vaccinated died in a measles outbreak in rural West Texas, state officials said Wednesday, the first U.S.

A measles outbreak in West Texas has claimed the life of a school-aged child in Lubbock, and cases have been rising over the past several weeks. The Reporter-Telegram reached out to Dr. Rohith ...

Measles is a respiratory virus that can survive in the air for up to two hours. Up to 9 out of 10 people who are susceptible will get the virus if exposed, according to the CDC. Most kids will recover ...

The U.S. reported its first measles death since 2015 as cases rise nationwide. In 2024 alone, outbreaks in Texas and Chicago ...