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SDSU Mumps Outbreak Triples to 15 Cases Tied to One Athletic Team as County Offers MMR Boosters

SDSU's mumps outbreak grew from 5 to 15 cases tied to one athletic team. The county is offering third MMR doses to close contacts.

Medical Daily · Oct 2

A Rare Contrast Dye Reaction Swelled a Woman's Salivary Glands So Badly She Needed a Breathing Tube

Iodide mumps, a rare reaction to contrast dye, usually fades in days. One woman's swelling grew so severe that she needed a breathing tube for 3 days.

Medical Daily · Oct 1

A Light Slap From His 5-Year-Old Cousin Swelled a Boy's Salivary Gland and Made Breakfast Too Painful

A gentle slap during play inflamed a 4-year-old's parotid gland. Doctors in Jordan ruled out mumps and infection, and he recovered in 2 weeks.

Medical Daily · Sep 30

His Face Ballooned Two Hours After Brain Surgery, and the Diagnosis Has an Unfortunate Nickname

An 87-year-old man's salivary glands swelled two hours after shunt surgery. His neck gained five centimeters, then it all reversed within 48 hours.

Medical Daily · Aug 27

The Guardian view on Trump’s MMR executive order: endangering the children he claims to care about

Editorial: The president’s empty advice that children should receive separate jabs against measles, mumps and rubella will only lead to less take-up by parents

The Guardian - UK · Aug 20

Merck Puts a Decade Timeline on the MMR Split Order as Single Disease Shots Remain Unlicensed

Merck and GSK say separate measles, mumps, and rubella shots could take up to a decade to reach US pediatric offices. What families face now.

Medical Daily · Aug 17

What is the MMR vaccine and how does Trump’s executive order affect parents and children?

President’s order calls for several changes to childhood vaccinations – and experts say it’ll lead to confusion

The Guardian - US · Aug 13

Executive order on vaccines bypasses an evidence-based process that has kept kids safe

President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Aug. 10, 2026, calling for the combined measles, mumps and rubella vaccine to be given as three separate shots at three separate appointments. The combined MMR vaccine is currently given at 12 to 15 months of age and again between ages 4…

The Conversation · Aug 12

Trump Signs Order Narrowing Childhood Vaccine Recommendations and Splitting the MMR Shot

An executive order recommends 11 childhood vaccines and splitting MMR into three shots. A court block means clinical practice has not changed.

Medical Daily · Aug 11

Trump pushes rethink of school vaccine mandates and MMR shots

US President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Monday calling for a rethink of school vaccine mandates and the separation of the combined measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) shot into three vaccines, despite scientific evidence supporting its safety and amid the country's worst measles outbreak in decades.

France 24 · Aug 10