Their healing powers seemed magical and indispensable. I fondly recall my grandmother, during the height of the neighborhood summer chickenpox outbreak, boiling chamomile and other skin-soothing herbs ...

The department will offer the Measles, Mumps, and Rubella vaccine at their office amidst measles outbreak starting Feb. 27.

Over 30 years, pediatrician Debbie Greenhouse has seen the worst of what infectious diseases can do but never seen a child ...

The number of measles cases in Texas has ballooned to at least 58, as of Tuesday, including a baby who was too young to be vaccinated.

It's not confirmed that measles parties are to blame for the outbreak in West Texas. But they are as dangerous as they sound.

At least 58 cases of measles have been reported in West Texas within the last three weeks — marking the largest outbreak in ...

Israel’s destruction of critical water and sanitation infrastructure in Gaza has created a “dangerously critical” situation, with less th ...

The number of measles cases in Texas has grown to 90 with two more West Texas counties reporting infections, according to the ...

Varicella, known as chickenpox, is caused by the varicella zoster virus (VZV), with an estimated 84 million cases annually. It primarily affects children, for most of whom it is a self-limiting ...