Misinformation about measles and its vaccines was spreading rapidly across the United States, as the country was faced with ...

The Illinois Department of Public Health confirmed Wednesday afternoon the first case of measles in the state. The measles ...

More than 8,000 cases of pertussis, or whooping cough, have been reported in the U.S. so far in 2025, more than double the amount reported in the same period last year, according to CDC data. Four ...

The measles outbreak in western Texas reached 624 cases this week, according to the Texas Department of State Health Services. Meanwhile, a total of 29 ...

If vaccination rates don't pick up, says study, measles and other diseases "could become household names again." ...

Some key public health figures are taking an extraordinary step to try to shore up U.S. vaccination policy, feared to be under threat from health secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

"There really shouldn't be any cases at this point, because these diseases are preventable," said epidemiologist Mathew Kiang ...

Childhood vaccinations in the U.S. are falling fast, and the consequences could be dire. A new study from Stanford ...

The current administration has taken several steps which support the unfortunate recent trend of increasing vaccine hesitancy ...

The state reported a measles case last weekend. State vaccination data shows some school districts fall below the herd ...

There have been no reported cases of measles in Illinois since an outbreak in Chicago in early 2024 that resulted in 67 cases.

Pertussis earned its moniker "whooping cough" because it causes uncontrollable coughing and can often result in people making ...