Polio is not endemic in the United States, but the disease is circulating in 30 other countries now. A doctor explains how to protect against polio when traveling.

Some members of the CDC’s vaccine advisory panel have publicly questioned the safety and manufacturing of the shots, including raising a debunked theory that DNA contaminants in the vaccines are ...

Hospitals face an increasing risk of encountering measles, but many health care workers don't know what it looks like.

Practitioners nationwide are striving to do what’s best for children’s health, while staying supportive in the face of mistrust and confusion.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has been without a permanent director since the removal of Susan Monarez in August. Its recently installed acting director, Jay Bhattacharya, is also ...

At around 2 a.m., 7-year-old twin brothers arrived at Mission Hospital in Asheville. Both had a fever, a cough, a rash, pink eye, and cold symptoms.

One of the two new members of the CDC's Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices questioned the safety of COVID-19 vaccines before the Texas Senate in 2021.

Berkeley Lovelace Jr. is a health and medical reporter for NBC News. He covers the Food and Drug Administration, with a special focus on Covid vaccines, prescription drug pricing and health care. He ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield joined a lawsuit against the Trump administration on Tuesday, challenging updates to recommended vaccines for children and the replacement ...

A coalition of 15 states is filing a lawsuit against Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), challenging their overhaul of the vaccine schedule for children in ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Recent updates from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have led to some confusion and lack of clarity on vaccines for ...