With one-fifth of states seeing active measles outbreaks, the U.S. is nearing 900 cases, according to figures posted Friday ...

(AP) – Whooping cough cases are rising, and doctors are bracing for yet another tough year. There have been 8,485 cases ...

The National Institutes of Health’s sweeping cuts of grants that fund scientific research are inflicting pain almost ...

A new study is part of a growing body of evidence that vaccination against shingles—and potentially other infections—can be protective against developing dementia. While there is currently no ...

Overall, Ohio’s investment in public health is lower than many other states at both the state and local levels.” ...

A new study found the shingles vaccination cut older adults’ risk of developing dementia over the next seven years by 20%.

A vaccine designed to help protect you from an extremely painful viral infection has another important benefit. A new study ...

The Athens City-County Health Department, 278 W. Union St., Athens, will hold extended hours for a vaccine clinic on April 28 from 2:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.

The researcher at Stanford University overseeing the study found that women seem to benefit more from the vaccine, particularly important as they're at higher risk of dementia. The study is ...

Measles is caused by a highly contagious virus that’s airborne and spreads easily when an infected person breathes, sneezes ...

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, headed by Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, announced a restructuring of the ...