Babies may not develop a cough at all, but they can have episodes of apnea, or pauses in breathing, which can be serious. One ...

Newly released federal statistics show an estimated 1 in 31 U.S. children have autism, marking another jump in a long string ...

Autism diagnoses are continuing to increase in the U.S., now affecting one in 31 children, according to a new CDC report ...

Immunization programs nationwide have been left brittle by years of stagnant funding by federal, state and local governments.

Doctors, researchers and public health experts warn that the measles outbreak, which has grown to more than 600 cases, may ...

The easily preventable disease, declared eliminated in the U.S. in 2000, ripped through many Texas communities.

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So far this year, the U.S. has had more than double the number ... a new online tool that allows people to look up measles vaccination rates for schools throughout the state, from pre-kindergarten ...

The simulated world you saw above mirrors a real-world problem: There are increasingly many parts of the U.S. where skepticism of vaccines has gained momentum and childhood vaccination rates have ...

California’s childhood vaccination rates are still higher than in the U.S. overall. But experts worry that deep political discord, along with widespread disinformation online, will only make it ...