Health News Without Offering Proof, Kennedy Links Measles Outbreak To Poor Diet And Health

If Texas measles outbreak is still spreading, U.S. could lose measles-free status, scientists say

One study estimates that an outbreak the size of the one in West Texas earlier this year costs about $12.6 million. Read More

Measles outbreak in Arizona and Utah could spell the end for U.S. elimination status

A measles outbreak in Arizona and Utah shows no sign of slowing, putting the United States dangerously close to losing its elimination status for the vaccine-preventable disease. With holiday travel ... Read More

While scientists race to study spread of measles in U.S., Kennedy unravels hard-won gains

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has fired experts on the vaccine advisory committee to the CDC and has said, without evidence, that vaccines may cause autism, brain swelling, and death. Read More

Mobile health units coming to Upstate in response to measles outbreak

SPARTANBURG COUNTY, S.C. (WSPA) — SC health officials plan to roll out mobile health units in the Upstate later this week to address the recent measles outbreak. There are currently 16 confirmed cases ... Read More

Measles outbreak in South Carolina grows: health officials still searching for source

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WSPA) – South Carolina health officials are monitoring a growing measles outbreak that has now confirmed at least 10 cases since July, but they still don’t know where it started. Three ... Read More

Minnesota measles cases nearly double as U.S. outbreaks continue

Measles outbreaks continue to simmer and spread across the country, with cases now popping up quickly in Minnesota. On Wednesday, the Minnesota Department of Health alerted residents that it had ... Read More

Only 7 take advantage of free mobile vaccination clinics as measles continues to plague Upstate SC

Only seven people in Spartanburg County have taken advantage of public health mobile clinics offering vaccine despite the ongoing measles outbreak there that has infected 20 people, the South Carolina ... Read More

Kennedy’s push for vitamins in response to measles outbreak worries physicians

Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s rhetoric on Texas’s measles outbreak is concerning physicians, who fear his public guidance is misguided and verges on being dangerous ... Read More

Measles outbreak in Upstate SC grows to 34 cases; state has seen 37 total cases since July

The measles outbreak in Upstate South Carolina continues to spread, with four new cases confirmed, the Department of Public Health announced Oct. 31. The outbreak has now sickened 34 people, and the ... Read More

South Carolina’s measles outbreak shows chilling effect of vaccine misinformation

As South Carolina tries to contain its measles outbreak, public health officials across the nation are concerned that the highly contagious virus is making a major comeback. Read More

Measles outbreaks across the US continue to add to record case count

A deadly measles outbreak in Texas ended in August, but outbreaks in other parts of the United States continue to add hundreds of new measles cases to this year’s record national total. There have ... Read More