German measles has officially been eradicated from North and South America, the first region of the world to vanquish the disease, health officials announced Wednesday. German measles, also known as ...

Walk through an old cemetery and the tragic sight of small grave stones marking the final resting places of children is a common sight. Childhood mortality was commonplace from the early 1900s and ...

Lately, we have been getting lots of news about the recent recurrence and continuing spread of red measles (rubeola) in the U.S. Unfortunately, there is also news of decreasing children’s immunization ...

German measles, the viral infection known as rubella, devastated families across the United States during its epidemic between 1962 and 1965. It sickened about 12.5 million, ended 11,000 pregnancies, ...

The measles started like a typical childhood illness for Dorothy Thompson — with just a runny nose. But she soon developed itchy red blotches across her skin and a fever so high doctors feared it ...