With a deadly measles outbreak in Texas, health professionals in Whatcom County are reminding residents that the best defense against the disease is vaccination, a metric that’s been lagging here for ...

Measles cases popping up across the United States, including an outbreak in Texas that has led to the death of a child, are ...

The measles virus is airborne and spreads easily when an infected person breathes, sneezes or coughs. It most commonly affects kids.

More states are loosening vaccine mandates, scaling back vaccine promotion efforts and taking other steps likely to lower vaccination rates — even as a major measles outbreak spreads in Texas.

Los Angeles County has its first confirmed case of the measles amid a growing number of cases in the United States.