Dr. Marty Makary pointed out the Biden administration's decision to skip key committee meetings when authorizing vaccines, in response to a top Democrat's question.
The death of a New Mexico adult comes eight days after a 6-year-old child succumbed to the disease in Texas last week.
The health secretary’s muted response to the first major disease outbreak on his watch worries even some allies.
US Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. wrote in an op-ed that vitamin A could help against measles. Doctors explain why it's no substitute for vaccines.
As a measles outbreak in Texas has grown to nearly 150 cases, US Health and Human Services Sec. Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said in an opinion piece on Fox News on Sunday that parents should consult with health-care providers “to understand their options to get the…
Overdoses of vitamin A have serious risks—and it doesn’t prevent measles.
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is on the ground in Texas to respond to the growing measles outbreak. The agency posted on X that it’s partnering with the Texas Department of State Health Services.
The standard public health approach in a measles outbreak is a full-throated appeal for vaccinations. RFK Jr. is working from a different playbook.
The mostly hereditary disorder increases the chances of certain cancers, including colorectal cancer.
More than 100 people in West Texas are currently sick with the illness, which is avoidable when enough people get vaccinated.
Spot shortages and delayed dosages are possible, experts said.
Young adults may be tempted to pay for expensive early screening — but that can come with its own risks, like over-diagnosis, experts warn.
US health secretary says he is ‘deeply concerned’ about outbreak in Texas.
Pope Francis continues to receive oxygen and has no fever. This morning, he participated in Mass. The prognosis remains guarded.
The secretary of Health and Human Services said on Wednesday that the measles outbreak was “not unusual.”
At least 146 measles cases have been identified in West Texas so far, including 20 hospitalizations and one death.
The number of people with measles in Texas increased to 146 in an outbreak that led this week to the death of an unvaccinated school-aged child, health officials said Friday.
The Hays County Health Department provided a map and times of possible measles exposure.
The Holy See Press Office’s Tuesday evening update on the Pope’s health says he has not suffered acute respiratory episodes, and his hemodynamic parameters remain stable. The prognosis remains guarded.
The Vatican says Pope Francis, who is hospitalized in critical condition with double pneumonia, was well enough to meet with the Vatican secretary of state and his deputy to approve new decrees for saints and call a formal meeting to set the dates for their c…
