The New Jersey Department of Health is investigating a suspected cluster of mumps cases in Hunterdon County among eight family members who traveled internationally, according to a recent press release ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Every once in a while, news of a mumps outbreak makes headlines. The highly contagious viral disease has popped up on college ...

During an interview with Dr. Phil in late April, HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. made the bold claim that "the mumps part" of the measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR) vaccine "has never worked." He ...

Sidney Crosby of the Pittsburgh Penguins was formally diagnosed with the mumps last week, bringing one of the NHL’s strangest medical stories in years to the forefront of hockey conversation. What are ...

ATLANTA, Ga. (WPVI) -- With colleges starting again, many parents, and campus health officials, are worried about more mumps outbreaks. A new study has some clues on why they're happening. Doctors at ...

ATLANTA — With the U.S. facing a growing number of mumps outbreaks, an expert panel that advises the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommended Wednesday that people who are at risk during ...

Mumps is a viral infection that swells the salivary glands, resulting in puffy cheeks and a swollen jaw, the CDC says. The disease can be spread through saliva or mucus from the mouth, nose or throat.

The mumps vaccine doesn’t protect people as long as it needs to — only an average 27 years, according to a new study in Science Translational Medicine. But a booster dose at age 18 should be a ...

The MMR vaccine, given in two doses to children, protects against the measles, mumps and rubella. Yet the United States and Europe have seen more than a few outbreaks of mumps, a contagious viral ...

A nearly forgotten virus has made a comeback. Mumps sickened nearly 1,100 Americans this year, causing outbreaks among college students and professional hockey players. Nearly twice as many Americans ...