The Latest Breaking News from Mumps

Mumps-Like Swelling Puffed Up a Mother's Face After Two C-Sections, and No Virus Was Involved

A 42-year-old's salivary glands swelled after two C-sections under spinal anesthesia. Doctors diagnosed anesthesia mumps, a rare, temporary reaction.

Medical Daily · Oct 23

No Measles, Mumps or Chickenpox Cases Followed Accidental Live Vaccines in 220 IBD Patients on Immune-Modifying Drugs

No measles, mumps, or chickenpox cases followed accidental live vaccine administration in 220 IBD patients on immunosuppressive drugs. Why live shots are still avoided.

Medical Daily · Oct 13

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

Steroid Pills Didn't Stop a Rare CT Dye Reaction from Swelling a Woman's Jaw Glands a Second Time

A 75-year-old woman took steroids before a CT scan, yet her salivary glands swelled again 16 hours after contrast in a rare reaction, iodide mumps.

Medical Daily · Sep 17

Her Face Swelled Five Hours After a C-Section, and It Had Happened to Her Once Before

A woman's parotid glands swelled hours after a C-section under spinal anesthesia, the second time it had happened. Doctors call it anesthesia mumps.

Medical Daily · Sep 8

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