Measles cases are rising in the U.S., and for many parents, it’s a never-before-seen disease. Here's how to spot the rash, and protect your family against this dangerous infection.

Ascher suggests warm water, mostly because it's most comfortable. "Hot water can be drying on the skin and cold water may not ...

There is no cure for measles. Doctors can provide supportive care and try to manage the symptoms — reduce fever, prevent dehydration, treat secondary bacterial infections — until the disease has run ...

New childhood vaccine recommendations from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have been widely criticised by experts. Priya Venkatesan reports.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) announced Monday he is hiring two former top officials from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) who were pushed out by Health and Human Services ...

Americans have been warned to exercise caution when traveling as certain regions contend with outbreaks of an untreatable mosquito-borne viral disease called chikungunya. Similar advisories were ...

The CDC's vaccine panel has voted to stop vaccinating all newborns against Hepatitis B. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F Kennedy Junior's hand-picked panel made the recommendation Friday ...

• Today’s meeting: Vaccine advisers to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention just wrapped up the first day of a two-day meeting that could lead to a major change to the childhood ...

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NEW YORK (AP) — A Centers for Disease Control and Prevention website has been changed to contradict the longtime scientific conclusion that vaccines do not cause autism, spurring outrage among a ...

The CDC said the claim "vaccines do not cause autism" is not evidence-based. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) updated its webpage on autism and vaccines on Wednesday, stating a ...