Health experts say vaccine is the best way to prevent disease spread, but some people can't get the shot and others don't ...

New York City hasn’t had any measles outbreaks yet this year, even as cases nationwide hit a 33-year high. But individual ...

The US almost lost its measles elimination status once. Lessons from that episode suggest it will be more difficult to avoid ...

According to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, two doses of the MMR (measles, mumps and rubella) vaccine are 97% effective at preventing measles, while one dose is 93% effective. It ...

Yahoo News answers some of the most frequently asked questions about measles amid the multi-state outbreaks that started in ...

The national outbreak and June 6 measles exposure in Rochester underscored the urgent need to boost vaccination rates in New York.

As measles cases surge to record levels in the U.S., Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. | As measles cases surge ...

The Illinois Department of Public Health has reported 10 measles cases in the state so far this year. There were 67 cases ...

More than 14 million children did not receive a single vaccine last year — about the same number as the year before — ...

The Times reports that, on Wednesday, GOP lawmakers who entered the White House uncertain about the bill—which would gut ...

Health officials in Illinois and North Dakota say their measles outbreaks are over. The U.S. added 21 new cases since July 9.

After being declared "eliminated" in the United States in 2000, confirmed cases of measles — a highly infectious disease — ...