Immunization rates have dipped low enough in some communities that measles has taken root and spread. For the first time in a decade, someone in the U.S. has died from ...

Early in my career as a pediatrician, it would not be unusual to get a phone call in the middle of the night from the worried parent of a child with a high fever. I got out of bed, met the family in ...

The latest meeting of the US CDC Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices has been postponed indefinitely to allow time for public comments to be collected.

Genentech, a member of the Roche Group (SIX: RO, ROG; OTCQX: RHHBY) announced today that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has accepted the company's supplemental Biologics License ...

In the post-pandemic era, vaccination for all kinds of diseases has become a hot-button issue, increasingly so with the confirmation ...

No, taking vitamin A is not going to protect you from catching measles, whatever Robert F. Kennedy Jr suggests. Here’s what ...

As a measles outbreak in West Texas continues to grow, the response from US Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F.

New York officials have released a health advisory about the disease as cases surge in Texas. They advise checking your ...

If you've already been vaccinated for measles, do you need to get a booster now that it's spreading in the US?

Public health providers are advising doctors across the country to be vigilant as measles cases continue to spread.

Measles outbreaks raise concerns about vaccination. Experts say most vaccinated adults are protected, but some may need a booster based on risk factors.