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Health care workers recall how they were learning new information every day.

Health officials said they expect more cases to be confirmed in the future.

Dr. Rochelle Walensky called for wider guidance in a new opinion paper.

RFK Jr. has claimed measles can be treated with vitamin A and that severe infection is linked to poor diet. But many experts who spoke with ABC News disagreed.

Measles cases are rising in the U.S. as outbreaks grow in Texas and New Mexico.

Dr. Mehmet Oz, President Donald Trump’s pick to lead the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, will testify before the Senate Finance Committee on Friday morning

Behavioral sleep medicine specialist Jade Wu discusses some potentially surprising ways we can improve our sleep.

There were an estimated 127,350 measles cases in the Europe region last year.

Aid cuts by the United States are hurting Africa’s capacity to respond to disease outbreaks, the head of the continent's public health agency said ahead of a meeting with regional health ministers to discuss other financing options

Aid agencies distributing U.S. food aid in Ethiopia's war-affected Tigray region say they have had to stop feeding millions of people because of the Trump administration's restrictions on foreign aid

New Mexico has paired up with the Alzheimer’s Association in a pilot U.S. initiative aimed at raising awareness about a disease that affects several million people in the country

President Trump's nominee to head the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is getting ready to appear before Congress

The Trump Administration's quest to “Make America Health Again” is targeting ultraprocessed foods

A look at the numbers since Covid was announced as a global pandemic five years ago today, and how low vaccination rates still fuel serious infections and illnesses.

Nigerian authorities confirm a meningitis outbreak in the northwest has killed 26 people since January

It's been five years since the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 to be a pandemic.

The Texas Department of State Health Services published new data on Tuesday.

The World Health Organization declared the COVID-19 outbreak to be a pandemic on March 11, 2020.

About 1.22 million people have died of COVID in the U.S., CDC data shows.

Questions remain over where COVID came from and how long it spread undetected.

Most of the world has dirty air, with just 17% of global cities meeting WHO air pollution guidelines, a report Tuesday found

Utah's governor intends to sign legislation making the state the first to ban fluoride in public water systems

The Connecticut Supreme Court has upheld the murder conviction of a man found guilty of killing his wife in 2015, in a case that drew widespread attention because of evidence from the victim's Fitbit exercise activity tracker

Vaccine expert Dr. Paul Offit criticizes the decision as something coming from a “science resistant” Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

The Supreme Court has agreed to decide whether state and local governments can enforce laws banning conversion therapy for LGBTQ+ children, in a Colorado case

According to a study by Consumer Reports, there are multiple chemicals found in some synthetic braiding hair, and heating the hair may release what are known as volatile organic compounds.

Nikki Gooding seeks out medical treatment after her Oura smart ring flagged concerning health information.

Dr. Sudha Tallavajhula, the medical director of the TIRR Memorial Hermann neurological sleep medicine center, discusses the impact that daylight saving time has on our health.

Polish abortion rights activists have opened a center across from the parliament building in Warsaw where women can have abortions with pills, either alone or with other women

If you’re about to go to the gym, should you eat something beforehand

"The American people expect high quality research and transparency."

MRNA technology is facing growing doubts among Republicans.

At least 24 termination letters have been sent out, according to one official.

Most cases are in unvaccinated people or those with unknown status.

Women from different coasts discuss how clinics gave them the wrong embryos.

Authorities have revealed that actor Gene Hackman died of heart disease and showed severe signs of Alzheimer’s disease a full week after his wife died of hantavirus in their home

This is a MedPage Today story. Both the World Health Organization (WHO) and the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) recommend vitamin A for all patients with measles -- not just severe cases -- but experts warn that this shouldn't be seen as a replacement for vaccination. In a recent opinion piece for Fox News, HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. wrote that studies support the administration of vitamin A "under the supervision of a physician for those with mild, moderate, and severe infection" and that it can reduce mortality from the disease. He also indicated that the CDC had recently broadened its recommendation to use vitamin A in all measles cases, not just severe disease. While Kennedy appeared to support measles vaccination in that opinion piece -- he wrote that vaccines "contribute to community immunity, protecting those who are unable to be vaccinated due to medical reasons" -- he also noted that the choice to vaccinate is a personal one. Taken together, experts...

An adult who was infected with measles has died in New Mexico, though the virus has not been confirmed as the cause

The official cause of death is still being investigated.

U.S. has given up to $250M yearly in funding for global TB programs, WHO says.

Menopause affects about half the world’s population at some point in life

Dr. Marty Makary will answer questions from a Senate panel about his plans to lead the Food and Drug Administration

A yearslong legal battle over the right to an emergency abortion in Idaho has been abruptly upended now that President Donald Trump has moved to drop the high-profile case

Women planning pill abortions in Wyoming will need to get an ultrasound after lawmakers overrode the governor's veto of the new measure

A new study finds the number of butterflies has dropped 22% since 2000, a new study finds

Ripple effects of the Trump administration's crackdown on U.S. medical research promise to reach every corner of America

While rates have been increasing, mortality has decreased.

Makers of the popular obesity treatments Wegovy and Zepbound are cutting prices for people without insurance

The Trump administration is dropping an emergency abortion case in Idaho in one of the administration’s first moves on the issue since President Donald Trump's second term began

The number of measles cases associated with an outbreak in Texas has increased to 159 -- an increase of 13 cases in the past five days, authorities said on Tuesday.