Polio is a dangerous disease that’s been largely eliminated in the United States, thanks to the polio vaccine (aka the inactivated polio vaccine, or IPV). To stay safe and maintain immunity in your ...

The hepatitis B vaccine is one of the very first vaccines your baby will get before she leaves the hospital. This vaccine protects her from a dangerous (but preventable!) liver infection and is given ...

Cody Simmons has undergone two open-heart surgeries and wasn't expected to live past his first birthday, but he's defying the ...

A study led by Hiroshi Ohno at the RIKEN Center for Integrative Medical Sciences (IMS) recently showed that certain gut bacteria found in one-month-old infants are associated with food sensitivities ...

When Lauren and Joe Sewell welcomed their daughter Violette, they immediately suspected something was wrong, but doctors ...

A mother and her 1-year-old child reunited with the medical team at Children's National Hospital who saved his life.

The neffyinSchools program from ARS Pharma will provide eligible public and private K-12 schools in the United States with ...

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) oversees manufacturers of infant formulas and helps ensure that these products are ...

Experts caution there is actually no scientific evidence that giving babies butter before bed makes them sleep longer.

Penn Medicine Lancaster General Health Physicians Roseville Pediatrics says the flu remains their most common diagnosis this ...

What is a fever and what should I do if I get one? Get answers to common questions on the condition that impacts everyone ...