US measles count now tops 1,200 cases; Iowa has outbreak

Do adults need a measles booster?

Immunizations are designed to keep people healthy. Many diseases have been pushed into relative obscurity thanks to the widespread use of vaccines. Smallpox and rinderpest were eradicated worldwide due to vaccination. Polio, tetanus, Hib, and rubella are some additional diseases…

Letter: Measles spread in isles, mainland unacceptable | Honolulu Star-Advertiser

Measles has returned to the U.S. with a vengeance, and is an emergency that calls for decisive action. Over 1,200 measles cases have been reported this year, including two from Hawaii. Children are dying from measles for the first time in 10 years. These are definite signs of our failed health system.

‘I feel like I’ve been lied to’: When a measles outbreak hits home

BROWNFIELD, Texas – He was a chiropractor by training, but in a remote part of west Texas with limited medical care, Kiley Timmons had become a first stop for whatever hurt. For more than a decade, Kiley, 48, had seen 20 patients each day at his small clinic located between a church and a gas station in Brownfield, population 8,500. He treated what he could, referred others to physicians and prayed over the rest.

GUEST OPINION: Families: Take action against measles before summer travel

As your family prepares for summer travel, I strongly recommend ensuring you and your children are up to date on your measles-mumps-rubella (MMR) vaccine. As a pediatric infectious disease expert at Children’s Hospital Colorado and a parent of a young…

Video Measles cases at over 1,200 nationwide

Measles cases in the U.S. are closing in on a 30-year record as the CDC confirms infections in 34 states.

Westfield Health Bulletin: Measles outbreaks highlight need for vaccination

Measles was said to be eradicated in the year 2000 in the United States but continues to spread through the present day. As a public health professional, I didn’t think we would be here. Like with treating infectious diseases, a gardener can completely clear his or her garden of weeds, but unless they remain vigilant with the required work and maintenance, the garden can become overrun with weeds and kill the flowers and vegetables. I was both h…