Enough parents are quietly embracing the MMR that it’s helping to slow the outbreaks.

Dr. Jennifer Shuford has led the Department of State Health Services in Texas since 2022 after serving as the state's chief ...

Shuford was an infectious disease physician based in Austin before joining the DSHS in 2017. She currently serves on the DSHS ...

Measles is one of the most contagious viruses in the world. Last year, an outbreak that started in Gaines County led to more than 760 cases and claimed the lives of two children. A leading U.S. health ...

Texas has added 28 more measles cases in the last two weeks. Most infections so far this year have occurred inside West Texas Detention Facility in Hudspeth County.

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Known as the FRED model, the program turned out to be instrumental in convincing lawmakers to pass the rare legislation that ...

Nearly 600 people have been sickened across the state, which has seen an increase in vaccine exemptions among children in ...

Measles has been spreading in the US, reaching infection levels not seen in decades. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more ...