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Measles is one of the most contagious viruses known to humans, experts say.

At least 79 cases are among those who have not been vaccinated.

Officials say Pakistan has reported two new cases of polio in its southern and eastern provinces, posing a setback to the country’s efforts to eradicate a disease that remains endemic only in Pakistan and neighboring Afghanistan

New CDC data shows this year’s flu vaccine has been as effective as in the past, but concerns remain as many communities have likely lost their herd immunity to measles.

Some of the cases were linked to international travel, officials said.

An unvaccinated school-aged child in Texas dead of measles on Wednesday.

Republicans are considering slashing billions of dollars from Medicaid funding.

Health and Human Services issued new guidance that recognizes only two sexes.

Dr. Bayo-Curry Winchell explains the disparity between non-Hispanic Black and white women.

ABC News contributor Dr. John Brownstein discusses the return of the viral infection that was eliminated from the U.S. in 2000.

The number of babies born in South Korea has rebounded for the first time in nine years

The U.S. registered its first death from measles since 2015 this week, as a child who wasn’t vaccinated died in a measles outbreak in rural West Texas

Dr. Hector Granados treats children with diabetes at his El Paso clinics and makes hospital rounds under the shadow of accusations that have thrown his career into jeopardy: providing care to transgender youth

A bill that would strip gender identity protections from Iowa’s civil rights code has received final legislative approval and now goes to the governor

The stories of two nurses who survived a gunman's attack on an intensive care unit in a York, Pennsylvania, hospital are being shared in Facebook posts that reveal new details

The Department of Veterans Affairs has temporarily suspended billions of dollars in contract cuts after an uproar that critical veterans health services were harmed, lawmakers and veterans service organizations said Wednesday

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. claimed Wednesday that children were hospitalized in Texas for quarantine purposes. However, a Texas doctor said they were there for measles.

An unvaccinated school-aged child in Texas has died of measles, the first associated with an outbreak that has infected more than 100 people.

“My Dead Friend Zoe,” starring Natalie Morales and Sonequa Martin-Green, confronts a dark reality of post-combat struggle with as much humor and playfulness as it does trauma and sorrow

The majority of cases have occurred among unvaccinated people.

ABC News contributor Dr. Alok Patel shares advice on what to know about the easily preventable viral infection.

A measles outbreak in Texas is continuing to grow, reaching 124 cases, new data released Tuesday shows.

This is a MedPage Today story. A strike involving nearly 5,000 healthcare workers at Providence Health in Oregon, which began Jan. 10, has come to an end. Late Monday, eight RN bargaining units voted overwhelmingly to ratify their contracts and end the strike, which was believed to be the largest involving healthcare workers, and the first involving physicians, in the state's history, according to the Oregon Nurses Association (ONA), which represented the workers. Among the key provisions in the contracts were that nurses will receive wage increases ranging from 20% to 42% over the life of the contract, with an immediate 16% to 22% raise upon ratification, and that patient acuity will be factored into staffing plans. "As RNs, we believe that these contracts will lead to greater recruitment and retention of frontline nurses as wages become more aligned with other health systems, and we have staffing language that will allow us to spend more time with the patients that need the most...

Children and teenagers between ages 5 and 17 make up the majority of cases.

An annual United Nations conference on biodiversity that ran out of time last year will resume its work Tuesday in Rome with money at the top of the agenda

Utah appears to be the first state ready to put a full ban on fluoride in public water systems under a bill that doesn’t allow cities or communities to decide whether to add the cavity-preventing mineral

No infections have been detected in humans so far, the CDC said.

Health experts say an unknown illness first discovered in three children who ate a bat has rapidly killed more than 50 people in northwestern Congo over the past five weeks

The Food and Drug Administration is reinstating some of the hundreds of staffers it fired last week

Fitness instructor Liz Hillard discusses strength training, heart heath and why age is just a number.

A former surgeon is set to stand trial in France for the alleged rape or sexual abuse of 299 victims

Dr. Jessica Shepherd, chief medical officer of hers, joins ABC News Live to discuss cancer, IVF and sleep health.

Authorities say a gunman entered a Pennsylvania hospital’s intensive care unit and took staff members hostage before he was killed by police in a shootout that also left an officer dead

Peloton instructor Rad Lopez joins ABC News live to share tips and tricks to help you stay consistent with your fitness goals.

Cartons of frozen shakes sold to nursing homes and other institutions are being recalled after an outbreak of listeria linked to the products

A former surgeon is going on trial in France for the rape and sexual abuse of 299 victims over a period spanning more than three decades

ABC News’ Mireya Villarreal reports on how the worst outbreak of measles to hit Texas in 30 years is growing, with many of the infected being children.

ABC News' Dr. Alok Patel discusses the growing measles outbreak in Texas, the risk factors for deep vein thrombosis and the Trump administration’s plans to look into medications for kids.

Visits to doctors' offices for flu-like illness fell to 6.8% from 7.7%.

San Antonio Spurs Victor Wembanyama is expected to miss the rest of the season due to a diagnosis of deep vein thrombosis in his shoulder.

Most of the cases are in children between ages 5 and 17.

Patel It Like It Is: ABC News' Dr. Alok Patel answers health questions about the vaccination schedule of children and the safety of vaccines.

A U.S. aid freeze is threatening the lives of HIV-positive orphans at Nyumbani Children’s Home in Nairobi

A look at the numbers behind peak flu season during the month of February, as the CDC estimates there have been nearly 29 million cases in the U.S. since the fall.

A court battle is set to resume over the Trump administration’s drastic cuts in medical research funding

Abortion rights groups fear punishment for women who have abortions and governments tracking pregnancies

The rate of overdose deaths fell 4% from 2022 to 2023.

This is a MedPage Today story. A patient at Provident Hospital in Chicago allegedly stabbed an emergency physician in the chest. (FOX 32) A physician in the U.K. is facing a second hearing over sexual misconduct allegations that he talked to female patients in a "hypnotic way." (BBC News) A Florida nurse may lose her eyesight after a patient allegedly attacked her and broke nearly every bone in her face. A 33-year-old man has been arrested in the attack. (WFLA, NBC Miami) Nebraska family physician Jacob Smith, MD, has been accused of distributing child pornography. (KOLN) Missouri physician Sonny Saggar, MD, was sentenced to nearly 3 years in prison for healthcare fraud, after billing federal payers for doctor visits that were actually performed by assistant physicians. (KSDK) Five-year-old Thomas Cooper's mother watched in horror as he burned to death in a hyperbaric chamber that went up in flames. The family plans to take legal action in the coming weeks. (Detroit Free...

New York is suing several large electronic cigarette distributors for allegedly selling vaping flavors that can appeal to children

Spending all day standing can take a toll on a worker’s body