TUESDAY, June 3, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Americans planning to travel outside the country should make sure they’re vaccinated against measles — no matter where they’re headed, U.S. health officials say. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) updated its guidance last week to recommend measles-mumps-rubella (MMR) shotsContinue Reading
TUESDAY, June 3, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Declining vaccination rates are making more and more U.S. children vulnerable to measles and mumps, a new study says. A national decrease in MMR (measles/mumps/rubella) vaccinations among American children has occurred since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, researchers reported June 2 inContinue Reading
Outbreak defined by the CDC as three or more related casesContinue Reading
FRIDAY, May 30, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Skies choked with wildfire smoke can affect people’s heart and lung health for up to three months afterwards, a new study says. The particle pollution created by wildfires continues to increase people’s risk of hospitalization for months after the smoke clears, researchers reportedContinue Reading
MONDAY, May 19, 2025 (HealthDay News) — New predictive models can accurately distinguish mild, moderate and severe pneumonia in children, helping determine which kids need hospitalization or intensive care. Children with a runny nose and congestion are 41% less likely to be suffering from moderate or severe pneumonia, researchers found.Continue Reading
FRIDAY, May 16, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Measles virus popped up in Houston wastewater weeks before a notorious Texas outbreak of the highly infectious disease started in January, a new study says. Wastewater samples collected Jan. 7 contained genetic evidence of measles virus, researchers reported in the American Journal ofContinue Reading
Total of 935 cases of measles have been reported so far this year in the United StatesContinue Reading
THURSDAY, April 24, 2025 (HealthDay News) — The United States is now experiencing its largest measles outbreak since the disease was declared eliminated in 2000, federal scientists confirmed this week. At least 800 measles cases have been reported nationwide this year, and experts suspect the number is even higher, TheContinue Reading
MONDAY, April 21, 2025 (HealthDay News) — The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has canceled its plans to help Texas schools stop the rapid spread of measles. The decision came after some CDC staff involved in this year’s outbreak response were told they might lose their jobs,Continue Reading
FRIDAY, April 11, 2025 (HealthDay News) — The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) now recommends extra measles protection for people traveling to areas with active outbreaks in the United States, CBS News reported. In an April 8 letter, the CDC advised health departments that travelers going toContinue Reading