A contagious virus is spreading through the US, detected at Newark and Boston airports amid record holiday travel, officials urge vaccinationMeasles cases are confirmed at Newark Liberty International Airport and Boston Logan International Airport. This is happening during a busy...
31 Dec, 2025, 11.34 AM IST
CDC’s new autism–vaccine update sparks strong pushback from doctors and expertsThe CDC changed its autism–vaccine webpage, creating debate among doctors, experts and lawmakers. The update uses new language about vaccin...
21 Nov, 2025, 04.35 AM IST
CDC reverses course: Hundreds of firings halted amid ongoing US shutdown chaosThe Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reversed hundreds of planned layoffs for its employees. This action occurred during the seco...
12 Oct, 2025, 08.54 PM IST
MMRV Vaccine CDC update: Large-scale Covid, hepatitis B vaccination drive in U.S. on the cards. What to know?Under U.S. Health Secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr.'s leadership, the Department of Health and Human Services has made several sweeping change...
19 Sep, 2025, 05.39 PM IST
Did RFK Jr. politicize the CDC? Shocking testimony from Susan Monarez raises eyebrowsSusan Monarez, ex-CDC head, spoke at a Senate hearing about her sudden dismissal. She cited clashes with Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy...
17 Sep, 2025, 10.31 PM IST
Who is Susan Monarez, CDC Director, fired by Donald Trump overnight putting the agency into crisis?The CDC faces turmoil after the firing of Director Susan Monarez. Her dismissal follows disagreements over vaccine guidance. High-ranking o...
28 Aug, 2025, 05.56 PM IST
Measles cases hit 33-year high in U.S.: How did it spread? Symptoms and risks explainedMeasles outbreak: In the first seven months of 2025, health officials have confirmed 1,288 measles cases nationwide, the highest count reco...
10 Jul, 2025, 12.28 AM IST
Shakira's concert sparks measles outbreak scare: Check a list of most-affected US states, symptoms and vaccineA measles outbreak, the worst in over two decades, is sweeping the US, with Texas as the epicenter. Over 1,000 cases have been confirmed ac...
22 May, 2025, 04.39 PM IST
Did Shakira's concert in New Jersey last week contribute to the spread of the world's most infectious disease? Here's what reports sayAfter a Shakira concert in New Jersey, health officials warned fans about possible measles exposure. One infected person attended, raising ...
22 May, 2025, 12.42 AM IST
North America's measles crisis deepens as outbreaks surge in Canada, MexicoCanada and Mexico are battling significant measles outbreaks amid a broader resurgence across North America. Canada has reported over 730 c...
19 Apr, 2025, 12.13 AM IST
US health dept 10,000 job cuts: When will mass layoffs begin and which depts will be the hardest hit?Robert F Kennedy Jr said the nation’s health agencies will cut 10,000 jobs from their 82,000-person workforce. Kennedy said the department ...
29 Mar, 2025, 02.33 PM IST
Measles outbreak in US: Can vaccinated individuals get infected?Measles is a highly contagious and serious airborne disease that can have severe complications and can even lead to death. Amid an outbreak...
12 Mar, 2025, 08.20 PM IST
Measles Outbreak in US: Texas reports first death in a decade as unvaccinated child diesA child in West Texas has died from measles, the first U.S. fatality from the virus since 2015. The outbreak, centred in the Mennonite comm...
27 Feb, 2025, 09.51 AM IST
Measles outbreak in Texas and New Mexico: Nearly 100 cases reported — How declining immunisation rates are to blameNearly 100 cases of measles have been reported across Texas and New Mexico. Measles was declared eliminated from the United States in 2000,...
24 Feb, 2025, 06.53 PM IST
Flu cases surge in the US: 29 million infected — Why this season poses a greater threat than COVID-19This is the worst flu season in the United States in nearly a decade. So far, the country has recorded 29 million flu infections, around 37...
20 Feb, 2025, 12.49 AM IST
Congo's crisis fuels global mpox health emergencyThis year's alarming rise in cases, including a new form of the virus identified by scientists in eastern Congo, led the World Health Organ...
18 Aug, 2024, 01.05 AM IST
Risk of measles outbreak high after 22 mn infants missed first vaccine shot amid the pandemicReported measles cases fell by more than 80% last year compared with 2019.
11 Nov, 2021, 06.44 PM IST