A measles outbreak is growing in a Texas county with dangerously low vaccination rates. In late January, two school-age ...

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A measles outbreak is growing in a rural area of West Texas where vaccination rates are well below the recommended level.

The bill would require that a person must be 18 to give medical consent unless they are married, divorced, pregnant, ...

Schools around the U.S. are closing due to surges of flu and other illnesses, which are sickening students and staff. Here's what parents need to know.

Trouble sleeping. Mood swings. Quick to get mad. These were some of the changes 13-year-old Isha Shah first noticed in fifth grade and attributed to part of the tough job of growing up. But by seventh ...

FRIDAY, Feb. 7, 2025 (HealthDay News) -- The Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) is reporting an outbreak of measles in Gaines County. All cases have been identified among unvaccinated ...

Lamont’s budget invests in universal preschool but does not meet the needs of other nonprofits, like food banks and ...

A study conducted by UNC researchers highlights the urgent mental health crisis facing Black middle school students, with ...

NISD's health services director said even if a licensed nurse is absent, a staff member is always on standby, trained for ...

It is not known if the child died from an underlying illness related to stomach pain or from a wound that he had on his head before he entered the Greenville movie theater.

It was the first of three progressive priorities of the session: a ban on conversion therapy for minors and vulnerable adults ...