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The virus is spreading among Gaines County’s Mennonite community, where government mandates are not trusted. But another ...

The measles outbreak in Texas has sparked debate over the use of vitamin A, with some health experts warning it may not be ...

The top story out of Washington D.C. continues to be the haphazard efforts to slash government services, which has left many ...

Measles has sickened nearly 150 mostly unvaccinated people in rural West Texas, and a school-age child has died.

In rural West Texas, measles has sickened nearly 150 people, most of them unvaccinated. A school-age child has died. The virus is spreading among Gaines County’s Mennonite community, where government ...

Texas health officials announced the death of a child in a measles outbreak—the first measles death in the United States ...

Dozens of children have contracted measles in the state’s largest outbreak in 33 years. Online, some are blaming vaccines for the disease’s spread.

Dozens of children have contracted measles in Texas' largest outbreak in 33 years. Online, some are blaming vaccines for the ...

The number of people with measles in Texas increased to 146 in an outbreak that led this week to the death of an unvaccinated ...

A paramedic administers a dose of the measles vaccine at a health center in Lubbock, Texas, Feb. 27, 2025. The West Texas ...