Officials responding to a South Carolina measles outbreak are following an increasingly familiar script in their advice to families: You should vaccinate your kids, but it's your choice. Why it ...

Medical professionals have identified a new flu variant called "subclade K," noting it is known to be more infectious and cause more serious disease in seniors and young children.

Wash your hands and cover your mouth. Here are more simple tips on how to prevent winter illnesses as we head into the ...

Former Louisiana Surgeon General Dr. Ralph Abraham was sworn-in Monday by Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F.

Parents and pediatricians in Spartanburg County express concerns over the measles outbreak, emphasizing the vulnerability of ...

California is hiring former senior Centers for Disease Control and Prevention officials to help launch a public health ...

U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) and U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) reintroduced bipartisan legislation to increase support for children who have been exposed to Adverse ...

Doctors are reporting a rise in skin rashes and fungal infections during winter, linked to repeatedly wearing unwashed ...

The FDA also said Kroger and Albertsons had failed to comply with a recall of baby formula linked to an ongoing infant ...

A Centers for Disease Control and Prevention committee voted to eliminate a recommendation that all newborn babies receive a vaccine against hepatitis B, ending a policy that has been in place since ...

Flu cases in the Ozarks have continued to rise as the holiday season approaches. While the Missouri Department of Health & ...

California launches a public health network with former CDC chiefs amid federal agency changes under the Trump administration ...