The approval of the new nasal spray comes ahead of this year's influenza season in hopes to prevent the unusually high caseload seen the previous season.

Well-child visits are regular check-ins with your child’s medical provider to assess development, address concerns, and administer immunizations. The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends a ...

Uptake of the measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) jabs by age five is as low as 75.8% in parts of the region, according the UK ...

Congress was worried that lawsuits would collapse the country’s vaccine supply, allowing diseases to make a comeback. The National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act of 1986 created the vaccine court ...

Some public health workers say the shooting that killed a police officer at the CDC campus shouldn't be surprising in the ...

For Sidney Berard, 94, the iron lung displayed during the recent Heritage Days in East Grand Forks ignited vivid memories from more than 70 years ago. Berard was among a steady stream of curious ...

Bill Cassidy of Louisiana, a physician who made it clear he was not going to vote for him if Kennedy was going to go after ...

In 2008, Madeline “Kara” Neumann, 11, died of diabetic ketoacidosis in Wisconsin. Her parents treated her symptoms with prayer instead of medical care. The day before she died, Kara could no longer ta ...

Then one morning, one of the strays gave birth to six beautiful puppies. I was smitten. Watching them take their first wobbly steps became the highlight of my day, and soon it became a ritual—school ...

Anti-rabies vaccine isn’t given in childhood or as prevention; it’s administered only after animal bites, like dogs, cats, or ...

Learn why measles matter and the importance of getting vaccinated. Measles is not a trivial infection and can lead to serious ...

Members of the Chicago Fire Department don’t want the pension to be underfunded, but we did not create this problem.