The New York State Department of Health is warning of potential measles exposure at two Capital Region hospital emergency departments – Albany Medical Center an ...

Measles is a disease caused by the virus Morbillivirus hominis. It’s an RNA virus in the family Paramyxoviridae—meaning it’s ...

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

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

Immunizations are designed to keep people healthy. Many diseases have been pushed into relative obscurity thanks to the ...

A record number of infections has public health experts on edge-and adults are being urged to double-check their immunity. Here's how to find out if you need a booster.

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

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

If I have sounded like a broken record these past months, it is because these developments in American public health are as ...

Just walking into a grocery store could expose you—even if the sick person left two hours ago. Health officials explain how and what you can do to stay protected: ...

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 ...

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