Dear S.F.: If you were born before 1957, you are likely (but not 100% sure) to be immune to measles (sometimes called red ...

I read a recent column of yours in which you said that everyone who is my age can assume we've had measles. I remember having ...

Since 1941, when Gregg first described the triad of deafness, cataracts and cardiac disease as the classical clinical manifestations of congenital rubella syndrome (CRS), strong efforts have been ...

Background: A quadrivalent measles, mumps, rubella and varicella vaccine would facilitate universal immunization against all 4 diseases, improve compliance and immunization rates and decrease the ...

Scientists tested the measles, mumps, rubella vaccine, called MMR, before it was approved for use and continue to perform ongoing safety surveillance research. Serious adverse effects are rare.

DEAR DR. ROACH: My husband and I read your column regularly and appreciate your attention to science and facts, especially when addressing issues related to infectious diseases and vaccines.

It indicates that 68% of observations will fall within the first standard deviation (µ ± σ) in normal distributions, 95% within the first two standard deviations (µ ± 2σ), and 99.7% within ...

Of the 3,969 medical compensation claims relating to vaccines in the last 30 years, a quarter had been made by those badly affected by the combined measles, mumps and rubella vaccine, they say.

A compact, potent, erythroid-specific enhancer used in a therapeutic vector, improved viral titers, transducibility, and restored hemoglobin levels in β-thalassemia patient-derived cells.

1 Despite this gloomy picture, many countries have made encouraging progress, confirming that measles and rubella can be eliminated and elimination sustained. 103 (50%) of 205 countries or territories ...