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 ...

Immunity against mumps virus appears insufficient in a fraction of college-aged people who were vaccinated in childhood, research indicates. The findings highlight the need to better understand the ...

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 ...

The vaccine had been recommended to infants six to 11 months old due to the state’s recent measles outbreak.

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 ...

Public health officials have reported 34 mumps cases in the United States so far this year, including 19 confirmed and 7 probable cases in Maryland. The main symptom of mumps is puffiness along the ...

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 ...

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 ...

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.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. If you're among the 74 million baby boomers born in the U.S. between 1946 and 1964, your chances of having acquired the mumps as a ...

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 ...

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 ...