To help answer common vaccine questions, we consulted Dr. Stanley Perlman, a professor at the University of Iowa’s Carver ...

Children and adolescents had higher risks of vascular and inflammatory diseases after a first COVID diagnosis, as well as a higher risk of rare myocarditis or pericarditis after a first COVID vaccine.

Thirty-three days after two Samoan children died in 2019 from a deadly mix of the MMR vaccine and muscle relaxant, an organization founded by Robert F. Kennedy Jr.—the future secretary of the U.S.

Fresh off an endorsement from President Donald Trump, Rep. Julia Letlow of Louisiana is launching a U.S. Senate bid against fellow Republican and second-term Sen. Bill Cassidy. The development ...

This year, the most prevalent variant is subclade K, which is a subtype of influenza H3N2. Subclade K was first detected in Australia in July 2025. It’s driving 91.5% of infections in the U.S. so far ...

A Moderna spokesperson said the company is aware of the lawsuit and will defend itself. Spokespeople for Pfizer, BioNTech and Johnson & Johnson did not immediately respond to requests for comment.

The risk of a child dying from a COVID-19 vaccine is far lower than dying in a car accident. COVID-19 vaccines are effective in preventing hospitalizations, urgent care visits and long COVID in ...

One of Wisconsin's largest health systems is facing a religious discrimination lawsuit over its implementation of a 2021 vaccine mandate requiring the COVID-19 shot for its health care workers. The ...

Dr. Céline Gounder, an internist, epidemiologist and infectious disease specialist, is a CBS News medical contributor as well as senior fellow and editor-at-large for public health at KFF Health News.

One of the most widely known risks linked to the COVID-19 vaccine is myocarditis, especially in young males — and now a new Stanford study has shed some light on why this rare effect can occur.

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . A real-world study examined the effectiveness of the 2024-2025 vaccines among children U.S. The vaccines were 76 ...

It’s time to consider receiving the newly updated COVID booster to better protect against the continually mutating SARS-CoV-2. Unfortunately, most Americans have COVID in their rearview mirror. Only ...