What the shingles vaccine does is it dampens reactivations of latent viruses in a way that may be protecting other parts of your body,” Martin said. Including, it seems, the brain. The measles, mumps ...

Vaccination programs have saved lives – and saved the Canadian economy and health care system significant resources as well ...

The signs and symptoms of measles usually start 7–14 days after exposure to the virus, and include rash, fever, a runny nose, ...

Falling vaccination rates could lead to the return of previously eliminated diseases, and many more people will be at risk of ...

Among the problems: hundreds of lab samples went unprocessed for more than two weeks and surgical staff had no hot water to ...

The U.S. is having the worst measles outbreak in decades. Here’s what experts recommend you do to avoid getting sick.

As national cases soar and federal leadership engages in vaccine skepticism, Illinois has so far seen a single, small measles ...

In March 2025, the Advisory Committee on Dangerous Pathogens (ACDP) advised that clade I mpox no longer meets the criteria for a high consequence infectious disease (HCID) and recommended derogation.

In April and May, eight people in southern Illinois contracted measles. But with no new cases identified since May 22, ...

The U.S. has seen more measles cases in 2025 than in any year since the virus was declared "eliminated" in 2000.