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The domestic worker then admitted to pinching the baby twice on his waist as she was frustrated that he would not sleep. She also admitted to biting his arm on another occasion. The baby’s ...

The Boston Red Sox and New York Yankees have been listed as potential suitors for third baseman Nolan Arenado who is looking to get out of St. Louis. With the Cardinals on the brink of a rebuild ...

Japan stopped using the MMR vaccine seven years ago - virtually the only developed nation to turn its back on the jab. Government health chiefs claim a four-year experiment with it has had serious ...

The US Department of Health and Human Services has set a goal that at least 95% of children in kindergarten will have gotten two doses of the measles-mumps-rubella (MMR) vaccine, a threshold ...

A public health warning has been issued after a person infected with measles attended rapper superstar Drake’s Perth concert. Thousands attended RAC Arena on Tuesday to see the Canadian rapper ...

A semi-submersible vessel loaded with over 5,000 pounds of cocaine was intercepted off the Pacific coast of Colombia, the country's navy said Wednesday. Officials said it marked the nation's first ...

WASHINGTON—The Trump administration is considering a move to repel asylum seekers at the southern border on the basis that they might bring measles or tuberculosis infections with them into the ...

The MMR vaccine was introduced in October 1988 to provide a one-shot immunisation against three diseases - measles, mumps and rubella. Since its widespread introduction, recommended by the World ...

Officials said individuals have been given vaccines or antibodies to help reduce the risk of developing measles and are being monitored for symptoms. Currently, no secondary cases have been ...