England, Germany, Spain, and other countries in Europe as well as others in Africa and the Eastern Mediterranean may pose ...

A group of exclusive sunny islands are on alert as the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has issued an urgent warning of a virus outbreak. The Seychelles, a group of islands in the ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Former CDC officials expressed concern over the lack of a permanent director. An HHS spokesperson said acting ...

Following a recent webinar hosted by the Association of Health Care Journalists, three former top-level CDC officials who resigned in the wake of director Susan Monarez’s dismissal shared their ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Alison Escalante M.D. covers neurodiversity, pediatrics and parenting. The last few days have been dizzying for parents trying to ...

Washington — The Centers For Disease Control and Prevention on Monday announced updated recommendations for childhood vaccines with some significant changes. The new guidelines recommend fewer shots ...

(NEXSTAR) – The U.S. is changing which vaccines are recommended for children, slashing the number of shots endorsed for everyone and leaving more decisions in the hands of parents and pediatricians.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced Monday a major overhaul of the U.S. childhood vaccine schedule, reducing the number of routine immunizations recommended for children.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is no longer recommending giving all infants a dose of the hepatitis B vaccine within 24 hours after birth, approving a sweeping and highly ...

Instead of recommending the hepatitis B vaccine for all newborns, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention now officially advises women who test negative for the virus to consult health care ...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ended a long-standing recommendation that all newborns receive the hepatitis B vaccine, leaving it instead to parents, in consultation with a healthcare ...