In the last decade, the percentage of kindergartners with medical exemptions has held steady, at about 0.2%. But the ...

Once used for tracking COVID-19 cases, the tracker has become a resource for virus trends in general, including measles.

Starting Point newsletter When Massachusetts battled the scourge of measles — and won Decades ago, the state led the US effort to end measles. But the virus is making a comeback.

Texas' largest measles outbreak in decades has subsided, but the state could see another in the future unless vaccination ...

The “worst-case scenario of famine” is unfolding in Gaza, the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) warned in a ...

The Boston Convention and Exhibition Center was officially renamed Saturday to honor the late former Mayor Tom Menino.

Medical Memoir' is a Health & Me series that delves into some of the most intriguing medical histories and unveils how ...

This year is the worst for measles spread in the U.S. since 1991. The news comes as Missouri has become the 18th state with an outbreak in 2025. Other states with active outbreaks include ...

Readers respond to articles about childhood vaccinations and a rise in measles cases. Also: Justice Amy Coney Barrett’s independent path.

The Los Angeles outbreak of pneumonic plague lasted from September through mid-November 1924, and in 1924-25, more than 500 ...

Vaccination rates have been falling across the United States for years. In the past decade, California, Connecticut, Maine and New York have removed such exemptions in an effort to drive up ...

An ordinance in Boston that inspired the idea called for food delivery apps to obtain and renew yearly permits and obtain insurance for a company's drivers. The measles, mumps and rubella vaccine is ...