(HealthDay News) — Is measles really back? That’s the question vexing everyone from pediatricians to policymakers to parents as the outbreak of the dangerous childhood ...
Read More »Latest Measles Count: 121 Cases in 17 States, D.C.
By Dennis Thompson, HealthDay (HealthDay News) — The number of measles cases in the United States has reached 121 patients in 17 states and the District of Columbia, ...
Read More »Major Autism Research Group Says Vaccinate Your Children
Autism Speaks, the national advocacy group that raises awareness and funds for research and treatment of autism, released a statement in support of vaccinating children ...
Read More »5 Babies at Illinois Day Center Diagnosed With Measles
By Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter FRIDAY, Feb. 6, 2015 (HealthDay News) — The number of measles cases in the United States continues to climb, with Illinois ...
Read More »Christie’s “Choice” Comment Elevates Measles Vaccine Debate
New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie has inserted himself into a vaccination conversation on the heels of the measles outbreak that began last month at Disneyland ...
Read More »Should Doctors Kick Out Patients for Refusing Measles Vaccine?
The measles outbreak that began at Disneyland in California has now affected 94 people in 14 states, according to the Centers for Disease Control and ...
Read More »Arizona Officials Say Nearly 1,000 People May Have Been Exposed to Measles
By Tara Haelle HealthDay Reporter THURSDAY, Jan. 29, 2015 (HealthDay News) — In a development that could dramatically widen the scope of a measles outbreak that ...
Read More »Measles Outbreak Leads Doc Group to Urge Vaccination
The measles outbreak that began at Disneyland in Anaheim, California has now affected more than 78 people across six different U.S. states. The nation’s premier group ...
Read More »Pennsylvania Doctors: ‘Parents, Please Immunize Your Child’
It has become a ritual for Pennsylvania parents preparing their children for the first day of kindergarten – school-required immunizations. Thanks to these required vaccinations, ...
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