The US is having its worst year for measles in more than three decadesThe U.S. is grappling with its worst measles outbreak in over three decades, with over 1,288 cases reported this year. Public health offici...
10 Jul, 2025, 07.02 AM 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
Is US measles elimination status in danger as cases surge to record high in 2025?The United States is witnessing a record surge in measles cases in 2025. Confirmed cases have crossed 1,200, exceeding the 2019 record. A m...
05 Jul, 2025, 11.45 PM IST
Zero-dose children in India declined from 0.11% in 2023 to 0.06% in 2024: Union Health MinistryIndia has significantly reduced the percentage of zero-dose children and achieved remarkable progress in maternal and child health. This su...
28 Jun, 2025, 09.23 PM IST
Zero-dose children in India declined from 0.11% in 2023 to 0.06% in 2024: Union Health MinistryIndia has significantly reduced the percentage of zero-dose children and achieved remarkable progress in maternal and child health. This su...
28 Jun, 2025, 04.19 PM IST
Alberta has become the second Canadian province, after Ontario, to cross more than 1,000 confirmed measles cases in 2025Alberta faces a measles surge, with over 1,000 cases reported. Congenital infections are also confirmed. Experts warn of a summer spike due...
21 Jun, 2025, 11.31 AM IST
Canada measles crisis: Alberta in panic over worst outbreak in 45 years, memories of pre-vaccine times backAlberta is facing a severe measles outbreak, with 868 confirmed cases since March 2025, levels unseen since 1979. Northern Alberta communit...
14 Jun, 2025, 09.49 AM IST
Measles returns to Alabama after 23 years, sparks urgent vaccination efforts amid nationwide surgeAlabama health officials are investigating a possible measles case in Lee County, potentially the state's first in many years. The individu...
09 Jun, 2025, 10.57 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
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
Second child died from measles-related causes in West Texas, where cases are nearing 500A second unvaccinated child in West Texas has died from a measles-related illness, as the outbreak spreads to neighboring states and Mexico...
06 Apr, 2025, 09.18 PM IST
Top vaccine official resigns from FDA, criticises Robert F. Kennedy Jr for promoting misinformation, liesFDA's top vaccine official Dr. Peter Marks resigned, criticizing U.S. health leadership for letting misinformation influence vaccination sa...
29 Mar, 2025, 10.02 PM 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
US ends COVID-19 vaccination requirement for Green Card applicantsUSCIS has removed the COVID-19 vaccination requirement for green card applicants, eliminating the need for proof of vaccination on Form I-6...
24 Jan, 2025, 10.40 AM IST
Nearly 12 pc of India's eligible children received no dose of measles vaccine, study findsResearchers from the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare and Banaras Hindu University in Varanasi investigated previously overlooked crit...
09 May, 2024, 02.31 PM IST
Worrying vaccination gaps come to notice after post-Covid measles spurt forces a data relookA relook at the survey data was necessitated by instances of repeated measles outbreaks after the COVID-19 pandemic, the report by (by Rema...
09 May, 2024, 01.46 PM IST
NFHS survey finds more women than men in India"With this, we can say India moves in the league of the developed countries - as the sex ratio crosses 1000," a health ministry official sa...
25 Nov, 2021, 07.23 PM IST