Editor's Note

Latest News Today provides comprehensive coverage and analysis of breaking news stories. This article is part of our ongoing coverage of erika edwards ncpn56261, bringing you verified information from trusted sources with added context and expert perspective.

Why This Matters: Understanding the full context of this story helps readers make informed decisions and stay updated on developments that impact our community.

Erika Edwards

Erika Edwards is a health and medical news writer and reporter for NBC News and "TODAY."

Do you have a news tip you want to share with our journalists? Visit NBC News Tips to learn more.

Erika Edwards is a health and medical news writer and reporter for NBC News and "TODAY."

Do you have a news tip you want to share with our journalists? Visit NBC News Tips to learn more.


Latest from Erika Edwards

America had wiped out measles. Now babies are infected at birth.

Congenital measles has rarely been seen in the U.S. That’s changing as vaccination declines and more pregnant women become infected.

CDC reports first measles death amid confusion over Pennsylvania cases

The agency previously declined to recognize four measles-associated deaths the Pennsylvania Health Department reported over the last month.
16d ago

Pennsylvania teen dies from measles complications, health officials report

An 18-year-old with measles died from a rare and severe neurological condition that causes inflammation in the brain.
17d ago

news

/

Measles Outbreak

news

/

Measles Outbreak

Pennsylvania woman’s measles death shows risks to people with health problems

The unvaccinated 40-year-old, who died Saturday, had asthma and lung disease, the county coroner’s office said. A test showed the woman tested positive for measles.
20d ago

news

/

Cancer

news

/

Cancer

‘Did you get cancer yet?’: 25 years after 9/11, more and more people are getting sick

In the past year alone, more than 10,000 people have been diagnosed with 9/11-related cancers, part of a new wave of illnesses that have taken years to develop.
21d ago

CDC warns of a summer spike in rabies exposures

A spike in exposures to rabies across the U.S. this summer has prompted the CDC to issue a health alert.
23d ago

today

/

News

today

/

News

Measles Cases Top 3,000 To Reach Highest Level in Three Decades, CDC Reports

The nation’s measles tally hit a new 35-year record of 3,134 cases, according to the CDC. Rates of the disease are still on the rise.
27d ago

Measles cases top 3,000 to reach highest level in three decades, CDC reports

A 6-week-old baby girl is one of two people with measles who died in Pennsylvania, the Lancaster County coroner said Friday, as the nation’s measles tally hit a new 35-year record of 3,134 cases.
31d ago

Her son fed goats at a petting zoo. Now he has to get rabies shots.

Three baby goats at a North Carolina petting zoo tested positive for rabies, sparking a statewide effort to track down everyone who interacted with the animals.
34d ago

Pregnant women among those sickened in Pennsylvania measles outbreak

Pregnant women are increasingly among those sickened in an accelerating measles outbreak centered in Pennsylvania, doctors say.
35d ago

news

/

Measles Outbreak

news

/

Measles Outbreak

Two people with measles died in Pennsylvania. Then misinformation and politics erupted.

Two deaths associated with measles in Pennsylvania — including one infant — set off a flurry of political sparring, misinformation and confusion this week.