Vitamin A is an essential nutrient that plays a role in many bodily functions. The fat-soluble vitamin is important for our vision, skin, immune system and more. Also known as retinol, vitamin A ...

(AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)(Jose Luis Magana / AP) Texas health experts are warning that vitamin A — found in food and in supplements such as cod liver oil — is not an alternative to measles ...

As the nationwide measles outbreak grows, so has the conversation around vitamin A. The vitamin has been touted as a way to prevent measles in anti-vaccine groups and by some leaders in government ...

Some unvaccinated children hospitalized with measles had signs of vitamin A toxicity, a hospital in West Texas said in a late March statement, adding that patient reports said it was being used ...

“Supportive care, including vitamin A administration under the direction of a physician, may be appropriate.” Dr. Lara Johnson, a pediatrician and the chief medical officer at Covenant ...

Recently, some claims have circulated that Vitamin A can be used as a treatment for measles. But is that true? Let's verify. The claim gained attention after newly appointed U.S. Health and Human ...

Doctors treating people hospitalized as part of a measles outbreak in Texas and New Mexico have also found themselves facing another problem: vitamin A toxicity. At Covenant Children’s Hospital ...