The return of measles shows what happens when vaccination rates fall. Understanding why people distrust vaccines is essential to rebuilding confidence.

Vaccination is the best way to protect yourself against measles. For most adults, one shot of the MMR is considered enough protection. But there are certain situations that call for a second dose.

“We're seeing hallways full of stretchers and ambulance patients being offloaded into hallways."

During back-to-school season, college students and their parents can easily overlook what should be a priority: vaccinations. For students who have missed recommended vaccines, college can be the mome...

Nature is far better at creating viruses than computers, but our leaders don't seem to care

Last week, RFK Jr. and his minions opened a "vaccine injury clinic" at the NIH. With no budget, structure, or leadership announced, the program appears to be a sham in service of RFK Jr.'s war on vacc

Widely seen as the biggest ticket item in the state this fall, the race is likely to be defined by topics like cost-of-living and healthcare that have hit voters’ pocketbooks hard — though culture war...

A man has been arrested for allegedly bringing a 3D-printed firearm to Romulus High School on Monday.

USDA shelved strategy for inoculating birds after the Health secretary criticized the idea.

The Erie County Department of Health this month confirmed one travel-related case of diphtheria, a serious bacterial illness that may be unfamiliar to many people because cases in the United States ar...

RFK Jr, the most senior figure in US health, has spent decades undermining vaccines, denying the reality of AIDS, and endangering Americans.

Recommended dose of hepatitis B vaccine will be withheld from thousands of newborns by Danish researchers

A majority of Montana voters say healthcare will help decide their vote this November, so we asked the candidates what they’d do about it.

Montana — yes, deep red Montana — has a plan to effectively neuter Citizens United.No Supreme Court ruling or constituti

Now that children are back in school, we must use the tools we know work to keep this preventable disease out of the classroom, writes Dr. Debra Houry.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are investigating a multistate outbreak of E. coli infections.

Dr. Jonathan Howard was right. They really do want you—and your kids—infected, preferably with measles. One way they'll accomplish this is by preventing schools from excluding unvaccinated childre

A Superior Court judge dismissed a lawsuit challenging a CT law that eliminated religious exemptions from school vaccine requirements.

Across the country, libraries are giving out safe storage devices, often for free.

The competition between brick-and-mortar stores and online sales isn't new to Americans, but a proposal could put it at the forefront of an unlikely market: gun sales.A proposed rule change by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives coul...

The Trump Administration is proposing to weaken federal standards for Head Start programs. Submit a public comment and tell them to preserve strong national standards for children, families, and educa...

University of Pennsylvania professor Marci A. Hamilton discusses the recent measles and whooping cough deaths tied to declining vaccination rates and examines the role of federal officials, state lawm...

A single-payer universal health care system could cover every American, save more than 100,000 lives a year, and still cost $1 trillion less than the system it

“Don’t panic” urges the government, as the H1N1 case-count soars but symptoms stay generally mild.

A flawed ATF proposal would make it even easier for spouses to illegally straw purchase firearms for prohibited partners.