While sickness is in the air, the Alabama Department of Public Health is reminding parents to make sure that their children are up to date on their measles shots.

This comes after cases of the highly contagious disease are rising in several states, including Texas and Georgia, during the first two months of 2025.

The measles outbreak in rural West Texas has grown to 58 cases as of Tuesday, and eight people in neighboring eastern New Mexico also have been diagnosed with measles. Public health officials in New ...

Sign up for TPR Today, Texas Public Radio's newsletter that brings our top stories to your inbox each morning. The Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) reported an outbreak of measles in ...

The measles outbreak in West Texas should be a wake-up call, but instead it’s another nightmare that never had to happen.

The highly contagious virus has infected dozens of people so far, if not more, leaving at least 13 hospitalized.

The measles outbreak in rural West Texas has surged to 58 cases as of Tuesday, with eight additional cases reported in neighboring eastern New Mexico. New Mexico public health officials suspect some ...

Unvaccinated people have a 90 percent chance of becoming infected, and infected people can spread the disease for up to three weeks.

At least 58 cases have been confirmed. Health officials — who are scrambling to get a handle on the vaccine-preventable ...