Mar 05 WATCH: Measles outbreak at center of Senate committee hearing By Joshua Barajas The Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions will begin at 10 a.m. ET. Watch it here. Continue reading
Jan 29 Measles patients are mostly children. Here's why By Jamie Leventhal Here’s a look into how the latest epidemic started, why children may face the worst of it, and how it's no surprise that the outbreak hit the Pacific Northwest. Continue reading
Jan 28 Watch 6:38 Washington state's measles outbreak coincides with low rates of immunization Washington state is experiencing an outbreak of measles, with 35 confirmed cases in a single county. The disease's flare-up is reinforcing concerns about insufficient immunization in some communities. Hari Sreenivasan talks to Dr. Anthony Fauci of the National Institutes of… Continue watching
Jan 27 Watch 25:01 January 27, 2019 - PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode By PBS NewsHour On this edition for Sunday, Jan. 27, government employees prepare to head back to work while the deadlock for funding a border wall continues, and a new Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo is the deadliest in the… Continue watching
Jan 26 Measles outbreak grows in northwest U.S., 31 cases reported By Gillian Flaccus, Associated Press The number of confirmed measles cases near Portland grew to 31 on Friday — an outbreak boosted by lower-than-normal vaccination rates in what has been called an anti-vaccination U.S. “hot spot.”… Continue reading
Oct 11 A quiet rise in unvaccinated children could put the U.S. at risk of outbreaks By Jamie Leventhal For the third consecutive year, unvaccinated communities have grown, the CDC reported Thursday. One school in Oregon has toddler vaccination rates lower than those in Venezuela. Continue reading
Sep 05 What's happened since California let fewer families reject vaccines By Laura Santhanam All 50 states require vaccinations for students entering public school. But the vast majority also give families the ability to opt out of those vaccinations for personal or religious reasons. Continue reading
Aug 20 Europe measles cases hit record high, killing 37 and sickening tens of thousands By Associated Press The U.N. agency's European office said Monday more than 41,000 measles cases were reported in the region during the first half of the year — more than in all 12-month periods so far this decade. Continue reading
Mar 01 5 overlooked stories that are worth your time By Hannah Grabenstein These days, it’s hard to stop politics from flooding your news feed. We take a moment every week to bring you important stories beyond the White House and the Capitol. Here’s what we’re reading now… Continue reading
Dec 23 Traveling over the holidays? Follow these tips to stay healthy By Helen Branswell, STAT Keep your fingers away from your nose and your mouth. Seriously. Continue reading