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In addition to recent measles concerns, cases of pertussis (whooping cough) have increased at a worrying rate in Hawai‘i, according to the DOH. As of May 15, 2025, 108 cases have been reported, ...

New Jersey officials are asking people who went to last week’s Shakira concert to monitor for measles symptoms.

The moms represent a recent surge in Texas parents opting to get their babies and toddlers the measles-mumps-rubella (MMR) ...

In an era that FDA Commissioner Marty Makary, MD, MPH, calls an "epidemic of distrust" toward health institutions, previously ...

In a year when eradicated diseases are on the uptick in America, how will American children survive RFK Jr.’s vaccine ...

As U.S. childhood vaccination rates sway on a “knife’s edge,” new 25-year projections reveal how slight changes in national ...

Source: Three years after a deadly measles epidemic, Zimbabwe sees renewed resolve to fight the virus Zimbabwe’s recovery ...

MPox is endemic in DRC, and has continued to cause large numbers of cases in the WHO African Region. In April, 2025, the WHO has restated that MPox continues to be a Public Health Emergency of ...

COVID, sparking debate about 'immunity debt.' Experts suggest that COVID-19 safety measures, while effective against the ...

New recommendations from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine are asking scientists to dive into ...

Measles is seen as the “canary in the coal mine” of public health and the resurgence of a vaccine-preventable disease is a ...