Polio ravaged human bodies for hundreds of years, but the misery began to wane 70 years ago when two polio vaccines developed ...

Six young children at a Texas daycare center have tested positive for measles — a dreaded scenario with the potential to accelerate an already out-of-control outbreak. The Department of State Health ...

Two people have died from measles as the U.S. faces a growing outbreak of the highly contagious virus. Can you get measles if ...

The Trump administration clawed back $12 billion in grants for state and local health departments, leading to vaccine clinic ...

Eight flu-related deaths were reported in Arkansas over the past week, raising this season's death toll to 166, the state ...

Two infants in Louisiana have died from whooping cough amid a national resurgence. Experts urge timely vaccinations as pertussis cases rise sharply, exposing vulnerable infants and highlighting ...

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Measles is making its way through several states, and health experts say misinformation is giving it momentum.

In Louisiana, two infants have died of pertussis in the past six months, according to the state health department, the first deaths from the disease in the state since 2018. Louisiana has had 110 ...

Centre says human-to-human transmission of H5N1 virus is uncommon, but a national joint outbreak response team has been ...

Bird flu in cats typically causes severe neurological symptoms, including blindness and seizures, along with breathing issues ...

Several House Democrats are investigating Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. over his bird flu response, which they called “dangerous and reckless.” In a Tuesday letter ...