Medications
White House: Science indicates parents should vaccinate kids
Amid the measles outbreak stemming from California, the White House is telling parents that science indicates they should vaccinate their children.
Jan 30, 2015
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Medications
Microneedle patch for measles vaccination could be a global game changer
A new microneedle patch being developed by the Georgia Institute of Technology and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) could make it easier to vaccinate people against measles and other vaccine-preventable ...
Apr 28, 2015
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Health
More than 1 in 10 parents skip, delay kids' shots
(AP) -- By age 6, children should have vaccinations against 14 diseases, in at least two dozen separate doses, the U.S. government advises. More than 1 in 10 parents reject that, refusing some shots or delaying others mainly ...
Oct 3, 2011
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Other
German biologist who denies measles virus exists ordered to pay
A German biologist who promised to pay 100,000 euros to anyone who could prove that the measles was indeed a virus was ordered by a court on Thursday to hand over the money.
Mar 12, 2015
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Medications
Measles-containing vaccines not linked with increased risk of febrile seizures in kids 4-6
Vaccines for measles were not associated with an increased risk of febrile seizures among 4-6 year olds during the six weeks after vaccination, according to a study by the Kaiser Permanente Vaccine Study Center that appears ...
Apr 2, 2012
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Measles cases up in the US and globally
In a year when measles outbreaks surged in the United States and elsewhere in the world, the number of reported cases around the world for 2019 so far is more than 660,000 cases, a threefold increase over this time last year, ...
Dec 6, 2019
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Measles outbreak in New York state largest in recent history
(HealthDay)—There have been at least 112 confirmed cases of measles in Rockland and Orange counties and at least 55 in New York City in what officials say is the largest measles outbreak in New York state in recent history.
Jan 10, 2019
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Away from coronavirus, DR Congo battles deadly measles outbreak
As the world grapples with the spread of novel coronavirus, in remote western DR Congo, officials are fighting a deadly outbreak of measles.
Mar 6, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Vaccines: Trends, mistrust and consequences
Vaccines have saved tens of millions of lives but immunization rates have stagnated in recent years due in part to fake news stories claiming vaccinations can cause measles, autism or sterility.
Sep 12, 2019
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Measles cases surge amid Venezuela's crisis
Venezuela, devastated by economic and political crises, accounted for 85 percent of cases of measles reported across Latin America and the Caribbean over the past year, the Pan-American Health Organization reports.
Jun 10, 2018
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