Ebola Was A Warm-Up: Measles Outbreak Is Real

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Ebola Was Only A Warm-Up: The Measles Outbreak Is For Real Just three months ago, Americans were terrified of Ebola. Of course, a mass Ebola outbreak in the U.S. never materialized. But a major measles outbreak is already here. And it’s only going to get worse. Read More > SHARE: WATCH VIDEO  Betting On The Future Three of the world’s leading healthcare investors tell us how changing incentives, telehealth, big data and other new technologies will change healthcare -- and where they are putting their money right now. SHARE: Five Things To Know About The Disneyland Measles Outbreak As expected, the number of measles cases linked to the outbreak beginning at Disneyland has continued increasing. Read More > SHARE: This Graph From The CDC On Measles Infections Should Scare You There have been more measles cases so far in 2014 than in the entirety of any other year from 2001 to 2013. Read More > SHARE: Measles Spreads From Southern California, Sickens Dozens In 2000 measles was declared “eliminated” in the US. This means that though there may still be cases of the disease, it isn’t being continuously transmitted in this country. Last year saw a dramatic jump in cases. Read More > SHARE: WATCH VIDEO  The Top Health Industry Trends To Watch In 2015 Next year the $2.8 trillion U.S. healthcare industry will finally begin to look and feel more like like the rest of the business world: catering to wired customers who expect one-click service and fast access to data. SHARE: