Kansas and Ohio Report Surge in Measles Cases Amid Outbreaks
2025-03-27
Even without these two expanding clusters, the total number of cases in the U.S. has exceeded the case count for the entire year of 2024Continue Reading
Oklahoma Now Reporting Measles Cases Related to Texas/New Mexico Outbreak
2025-03-19
A total of 321 cases have been reported in the outbreak, which began earlier this year in Gaines County, TexasContinue Reading
Chest CT Scans Can Help Diagnose Pneumonia
2025-03-18
TUESDAY, March 18, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Low-dose CT chest scans could help detect pneumonia in at-risk patients while exposing them to small amounts of radiation, a new study says. Ultra-low-dose scans can effectively detect pneumonia in patients with compromised immune systems, helping doctors treat the infection before it becomesContinue Reading
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Downplays Measles Vaccine as Cases Surge
2025-03-13
THURSDAY, March 13, 2025 (HealthDay News) — A growing measles outbreak has led to 222 reported cases across Texas, New Mexico and Oklahoma in 2025, with health officials urging more people to get vaccinated. During an interview with Fox News, U.S. Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. KennedyContinue Reading
Sleepy Nurses Vulnerable To Common Cold, Other Infectious Diseases
2025-03-10
MONDAY, March 10, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Sleep-deprived night shift nurses are at greater risk for the common cold and other infectious diseases, a new study says. Shift work and its impact on quality sleep can wreak havoc on nurses’ immune systems, making them more vulnerable to infection, researchers reportContinue Reading
Second Death From Measles Reported in Unvaccinated Adult in New Mexico
2025-03-07
Death marks second fatality in growing outbreak, following the death of an unvaccinated school-aged child in TexasContinue Reading
CDC Sends Experts to Texas as Measles Outbreak Grows
2025-03-05
WEDNESDAY, March 5, 2025 (HealthDay News) — A measles outbreak in Texas has grown to 159 cases, and now the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has sent a team to help local health officials respond. The CDC announced the plan on X, explaining that its Epidemic IntelligenceContinue Reading
Measles Outbreak in Texas Claims Life of Unvaccinated Child
2025-02-27
Number of measles cases has risen to 124 in Gaines County, Texas, since JanuaryContinue Reading
Texas Measles Outbreak Spreads to New Mexico as Case Numbers Near 100
2025-02-24
Majority of cases presenting in unvaccinated individuals; at least 16 patients hospitalizedContinue Reading
Number of Measles Cases Now 58 in West Texas Outbreak
2025-02-20
Four cases identified in self-reported vaccinated individuals; 13 patients have required hospitalizationContinue Reading
Number Infected Now 24 in Texas County Measles Outbreak
2025-02-13
All the cases are in unvaccinated residents of Gaines County; nine patients have required hospitalizationContinue Reading
Texas County Reports Measles Outbreak Among Unvaccinated Children
2025-02-07
Gaines County, Texas, has very high number of vaccine exemptions compared with the national averageContinue Reading
COVID Vaccine Hesitancy Reducing Childhood Vaccinations
2025-01-24
FRIDAY, Jan. 24, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Hesitancy over the COVID-19 vaccine is leading some parents to skip important vaccinations for their children. Young children of parents who declined the COVID vaccine are about 25% less likely to get the standard measles/mumps/rubella (MMR) vaccine, researchers reported in a new studyContinue Reading
Has RSV Vaccine Hesitancy Subsided?
2024-12-27
FRIDAY, Dec. 27, 2024 (HealthDay News) — More Americans believe in the effectiveness of vaccines developed to protect newborns and seniors against respiratory syncytial virus (RSV). More than half of U.S. adults (52%) think the RSV vaccine given to pregnant women will protect newborns from the infection, up from 42%Continue Reading