I’m not in any way minimizing the great work the CDC does. But I think most of us realize that it has to be approved by the ...

Health officials in western Texas are trying to contain a measles outbreak among mostly school-aged children, with at least 15 confirmed cases. It's the latest outbreak of a disease that had been ...

In a new book, pediatric infectious disease specialist Dr. Adam Ratner details the history of measles, a virus that’s often a ...

The author says rollback of vaccines is troubling. Already Rhode Island reported its first case of measles in more than a ...

They're most effective when they're given at the right time — and lots of careful consideration goes into deciding when exactly that is.[1]#1 In coming up with the best vaccine schedule for your baby, ...

Two weeks into the Trump administration, external communication from federal health agencies, including the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, with the nation and world has gone dark. In the ...

Polio, a disease that can cause lifelong paralysis, has been eliminated from the U.S. Experts fear a resurgence if lifesaving ...

Tuberculosis is making headlines as the contagious respiratory disease spreads in the Midwest. Kansas is currently facing one ...