Anyone concerned that they may have been exposed to measles should contact their health department for advice.

In the last decade, the percentage of kindergartners with medical exemptions has held steady, at about 0.2%. But the ...

As northeast Florida families prepare for another school year, a Jacksonville pediatrician with more than 40 years of medical ...

Evidence is growing that some HIV-infected infants, if given antiretroviral drugs early in life, are able to suppress their ...

Despite the irresponsible “political” noise surrounding the matter, vaccines remain an important step for parents to take in keeping their children as healthy and safe as possible. For those with ...

Health officials in Colorado say its measles outbreak is over. The U.S. added 10 new cases this week for a total of 1,319. States with active outbreaks include Arizona, Georgia, ...

The deputy chairman of Russia’s Security Council poked the bear on X. The president may have taken things a bit far.

The US Senate confirmed Susan Monarez as director of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on 29 July, with all Republicans voting in favour and all Democrats voting against her ...

The parasitic fly that attacks warm-blooded animals was eliminated from the United States in the 1960s, but it’s creeping ...

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Despite the irresponsible “political” noise surrounding the matter, vaccines remain an important step for parents to take in keeping their children as healthy and safe as possible. For those with ...

Corrigan, raised as an only child, vaguely remembered a time as a girl when her uncle was angry at her mother and blurted out ...