Tag: Measles
As the U.S. marks a year of measles outbreaks, is the...
It has been a full year since one of the worst measles outbreaks in recent U.S. history began ripping through West Texas. The...
Measles Outbreaks Accelerate as U.S. Inches Closer to a Disease Tipping...
December 11, 20252 min read Add Us On GoogleAdd SciAmMeasles Outbreaks Accelerate as U.S. Inches Closer to a Disease Tipping PointMore than 1,900...
Vaccine Controversies and Measles Outbreaks, Space Pollution, Puppy Power
Kendra Pierre-Louis: For Scientific American’s Science Quickly, I’m Kendra Pierre-Louis, in for Rachel Feltman. You’re listening to our weekly science news roundup.First up:...
Canada loses measles elimination status, with US on track to follow
Canada has lost its measles elimination status, said the Pan American Health Organization (Paho) on Monday, after failing to curb an outbreak of...
Measles Elimination Status Threatened in U.S. and Canada
November 3, 20254 min readThe U.S. Might Lose Its Measles-Free Status SoonA meeting of the Pan American Health Organization this week will address the resurgence...
Measles Death Shows How Virus Can Hide in the Brain for...
September 12, 20253 min readChild’s Death Shows How Measles in the Brain Can Kill Years after an InfectionA child in Los Angeles County...
What to Know about Measles as the Outbreak in Texas Ends...
On Monday Texas health officials said the state’s massive measles outbreak, which killed two unvaccinated children, had come to an end.It’s the close...
How Canada became the centre of a measles outbreak in North...
Nadine YousifBBC News, TorontoCanadian PressHow measles spread in CanadaThe hardest-hit provinces have been Ontario and Alberta, followed by Manitoba.In Ontario, health authorities say...
First Vaccine for Gonorrhea Rolls Out, Measles Outbreak in Texas Slows,...
Megalodon Diets, Teeth Sensitivity and a Bunch of Vaccine NewsIt’s one step forward and two steps back for vaccine policy in the U.S....
How Measles, Polio and Other Eliminated Diseases Could Roar Back If...
See the Dramatic Consequences of Vaccination Rates Teetering on a ‘Knife's Edge’As U.S. childhood vaccination rates sway on a “knife’s edge,” new 25-year...
