Doctors want you to stop believing flu shot myths and to protect your health. Read on for accurate information on how flu ...

Amid pauses and delays in crucial public health updates, some researchers are creating their own monitoring services designed especially for clinicians.

At least 52 children have died in the US flu season so far, most unvaccinated, as cases surge nationwide. The CDC reports 20 million infections, driven by a mutated influenza A strain. Experts warn ...

Measles cases are rising in the U.S., and for many parents, it’s a never-before-seen disease. Here's how to spot the rash, and protect your family against this dangerous infection.

When infectious diseases surge, response often comes down to timing: whether communities can position the right people and ...

Public health specialists are warning that a dangerous disease threat is accelerating in one of the most climate‑stressed parts of the United States, where warming temperatures, shifting ecosystems ...

The South Carolina measles outbreak is now bigger than last year's Texas outbreak and is happening as the U.S. is poised to lose its measles elimination status.

There is no cure for measles. Doctors can provide supportive care and try to manage the symptoms — reduce fever, prevent dehydration, treat secondary bacterial infections — until the disease has run ...

Walter Dowdle, a renowned microbiologist, virologist, and public health leader who worked at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and WHO, and made significant contributions to ...

New childhood vaccine recommendations from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have been widely criticised by experts. Priya Venkatesan reports.

NPR's Steve Inskeep asks Andrew Racine, president of the American Academy of Pediatrics, why the group is breaking with the CDC on vaccine recommendations for children.

The federal government has drastically scaled back the number of recommended childhood immunizations, sidelining six routine vaccines that have safeguarded millions from serious diseases, long-term ...