Anti-Vaccine Movement Causes Worst Measles Epidemic In 20 Years

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Anti-Vaccine Movement Causes Worst Measles Epidemic In 20 Years The anti-vaccine movement has created the conditions for the epidemic by spreading fear and misinformation, ever since a flawed 1998 study that mistakenly claimed vaccines might cause autism. Read More > SHARE: WATCH VIDEO  The Future Of Medicine An interview with billionaire, pharmaceutical inventor and entrepreneur Patrick Soon-Shiong, Chairman and CEO, NantHealth. A look at what he’s been quietly working on since selling Abraxis for $3 billion. SHARE: Chris Christie's Bizarre Vaccine Comments Don't Jive With His Ebola Policy The New Jersey governor was responding to a question about President Obama urging Americans to go get vaccinated as measles and other preventable diseases spread — and on this point, Christie was using the playbook designed and shared by every public health official in the United States. Read More > SHARE: Measles Can Kill, And It's Spreading. Sue Parents Who Didn't Vaccinate? Absolutely. More than 100 people in six states are now sick with the measles, in an outbreak that can be traced directly back to Disneyland. Public health officials from California to Chicago are warning that this outbreak is only going to grow. Read More > SHARE: Anti-Vaccine Doctors Should Lose Their Licenses Vaccination is a medical no-brainer, a public health home run, up there with clean water. Doctors can help save individual patients, but public health measures can save whole populations. Read More > SHARE: