measles Archives - Baylor College of Medicine Blog Network

Measles on the rise

May 17, 2024 children, measles, MMR vaccine, vaccine

On March 18, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued a Health Advisory warning of an increase in both global and U.S. measles cases.

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The canary in a coal mine: Measles as an indicator of humanitarian progress

September 17, 2021 Infectious diseases, measles, Tropical medicine, Vaccination

How do we address the underlying conditions that prevent complete measles eradication?

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Eradication with vaccination? It’s worth a shot

February 20, 2020 Center for Medical Ethics and Health Policy, health policy, measles, Vaccination

My stomach sank as I read the following email from my residency program: “Four measles cases confirmed in Harris County. Please reference the attached triage

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Body of Work podcast: The importance of vaccines and public health

August 5, 2019 Body of Work, Healthcare, measles, Vaccines

The United States is experiencing its worst measles outbreak since 1992. While the spread of measles can be prevented with the MMR vaccine, misinformation about

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Measles and adults: What you need to know

April 3, 2019 Dr. Jeffrey Steinbauer, Family and community medicine, Healthcare, measles, Men's Health, Nicole Blanton, Women's Health

In 2000, after a decades-long vaccination program, the CDC declared measles eliminated from the United States. Jump to today, the United States has seen more

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Texas headwinds: The danger of anti-vaccination policies

July 28, 2017 Center for Medical Ethics and Health Policy, Communicable diseases, Dr. Peter Hotez, epidemics, health policy, measles, Vaccines

In “Texas and its Measles Epidemics,” published in Public Library of Science Medicine (PLOS), I sounded an alarm about the real possibility that Texas will

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Measles: What you should know

February 9, 2015 Autism, Center for Vaccine Awareness and Research, Dr. Camille Leugers, Dr. Carol Baker, Dr. Peter Hotez, Education, Family and community medicine, Healthcare, Houston, infectious disease, measles, Men's Health, MMR, molecular virology and microbiology, mups and rubella vaccine, National School of Tropical Medicine, pediatrics, Texas Children's Hospital, Vaccines, Women's Health

With the recent measles outbreak in California, many people have questions about the illness and vaccinations. Experts at Baylor College of Medicine have answers.