Max and Maya reflect on the health scare that came with a tick bite and what it revealed about rural life.

Public health experts are cautiously optimistic after Texas health officials have reported fewer measles cases in recent ...

WASHINGTON — Republican Sen. Bill Cassidy wanted an assurance from Robert F. Kennedy Jr. before he would vote to put him in ...

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. will testify before Congress on Wednesday for the first time since taking the role of U.S. health ...

Americans worry about President Donald Trump's administration's ability to contain an ongoing outbreak of measles, while the ...

Public schools require children to get vaccines for hepatitis, measles and polio. A Texas House bill given initial approval ...

This post is from our data newsletter, the Rural Index, headed by Sarah Melotte, the Daily Yonder’s data reporter. Subscribe to get a ...

Measles meets the official definition of epidemic as experts speculate that the virus has established itself permanently in ...

The U.S. is up to 1,001 confirmed measles cases. Texas continues to confirm fewer cases in what's now a nearly four-month ...

The number of cases of measles in the United States in 2025 has surpassed 1,000, with the disease continuing to grow. In ...