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The Measles Outbreak in El Paso, Texas Just Got Even More Serious as numbers just continue to rise literally within days! As ...

House Republicans on Wednesday killed a measure that would have stopped ICE from being able to deport or detain U.S. citizens ...

As the virus takes hold in other U.S. communities with low vaccination rates, health experts fear that the spread could ...

The West Texas measles outbreak has spread to the borderlands, with 38 cases confirmed in El Paso County as of Wednesday, ...

Eight hundred cases of measles were reported in the US as of April 17, 2025, representing the second highest annual case count in 25 years.

A Denton County adult has been diagnosed with the measles, the county's Public Health department announced Wednesday. It's ...

A new study says current vaccination rates might be too low to stop it.

The outbreak would have to spread continuously for more than a year to undo the U.S.’s achievement.

As more counties are being impacted by the ongoing measles outbreak and added to the growing list of counties across Texas, ...

The Texas health department reported 663 cases of measles in the state on Tuesday, an increase of 17 cases since April 25, as ...