Measles was declared eliminated from the US in 2000 thanks to high vaccination rates. But amid misinformation from anti-vaccine activists—including […]
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Unvaccinated Pennsylvania woman died of measles complications, coroner says
A 40-year-old woman in Jefferson County, Pennsylvania has died of complications from measles, according to the county’s coroner. It marks […]
Measles killed 6-week-old baby, coroner confirms after RFK Jr. disputed deaths
Skip to content “It’s long past time for RFK to stop playing games with people’s lives.” A six-week-old baby girl […]
Wally Funk, last of Mercury 13 and oldest woman in space, dies at 87
Wally Funk, seen at age 21 as a flight instructor, prior to her joining the First Lady Astronaut Trainees or […]
The first long-duration resident of the ISS, a cosmonaut, has died
Aleksandr Samokutyaev, Expedition 28 flight engineer, in the International Space Station’s Zvezda service module with a view of space shuttle […]
Newborn dies after mother drinks raw milk during pregnancy
A newborn baby has died in New Mexico from a Listeria infection that state health officials say was likely contracted […]