A Central Texas school district notified local families last week about a confirmed case of Rubella, also known as "German measles." A letter from Mexia ISD stated that a nurse within the district had ...

As the measles outbreak in Texas spreads, attention is turning to what is commonly called the MMR vaccine. The vaccine is the only way to prevent measles, but it also prevents other illnesses. The ...

After the recent article on measles, I received an inquiry from a reader who wanted to know about the relationship between measles and rubella, sometimes called German measles, so I thought that would ...

With confirmed measles cases across Texas hitting almost 150 as of Friday, February 28, the Texas Department of State Health Services is disputing reports from schools in Central and South Texas that ...

MEXIA, Texas — The Mexia ISD superintendent Ryder Appleton said Thursday night that what was initially reported as a case of measles in the district was instead rubella. Earlier in the afternoon the ...

An international team developed a new model, based on a case study of Nigeria, that may help public health officials accelerate the introduction of rubella vaccination in countries that have yet to do ...

Dear Dr. Roach: I read a recent column of yours in which you said that everyone who is my age can assume we've had measles. I remember having measles when I was in the second grade but have a vague ...

Every day, my family lives with the impact of a disease that most Americans have largely forgotten: Rubella. My adult son’s birth mother had rubella during her pregnancy. Thanks to widespread ...

Nepal has officially been verified for rubella elimination. This makes it a milestone in global public health and putting the country among six in the World Health Organization’s (WHO) South-East Asia ...