Canada is expected to lose its measles elimination status this month after 27 years of achieving and maintaining it. The U.S. and Mexico may lose their elimination status soon after, as measles outbreaks continue to surge across North America .   What is 'Measles Elimination Status'? The World Health Organization (WHO) defines elimination  as the absence of continuous disease transmission for at least 12 months in a specific geographic area. Canada first achieved measles elimination in 1998,...

Medical and scientific experts raised concern last week about the trajectory of U.S. federal vaccine policy, telling Congressional staff...

One morning, 5-year-old Alana woke up with a 99-degree fever. Her dad, Zachary Yaksich, didn’t think much of it. Such temperature...