The United States reported more than 2,000 measles cases in 2025, federal data shows, a higher annual total than the country ...

When a measles outbreak hit West Texas earlier this year, school absences surged to levels far beyond the number of children ...

As measles continues to spread in the United States, it’s likely that the outbreaks that broke records in 2025 will continue into the new year. In South Carolina, 168 people, mostly schoolchildren, ...

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A measles outbreak that began in South Carolina at the start of October is showing no signs of slowing as officials on Tuesday reported 27 new cases since Friday. Those cases bring the outbreak total ...

Health officials are urging unvaccinated individuals to get the MMR vaccine for protection. North Carolina has had few measles cases in recent years, but cases are increasing nationally. Measles is a ...

In the early 1960s, American childhood was not what it is today. Many children spent hours playing unsupervised in the streets; they rode around in cars without seat belts, then came home to frozen ...