Two babies in Louisiana died in the past six months of a respiratory illness that doctors say is preventable. The head ...

Vaccinations successfully guarded Alaska children from pertussis, a respiratory disease also known as whooping cough, during the state’s recent spike in cases of the disease, a new state report says.

Students across Oregon without vaccine exemptions need to be up-to-date on their childhood vaccines by Wednesday or risk ...

Médecins Sans Frontières, also known as Doctors Without Borders, in partnership with the Sokoto State Ministry of Health, is ...

Start with your health-care provider, parents or caregiver to find out about your childhood vaccinations. And learn which vaccines you could get as an adult.

Image: Shutterstock Health of the mother during pregnancy has a direct impact on the well-being of her unborn baby. Hence, ...

Norovirus is commonly referred to as the stomach flu, stomach bug or as the “cruise ship virus” because it’s often the cause ...

Dr Rehana Kausar Vaccination is one of the most visible success stories of public health. The eradication of smallpox, the ...

Laredo Public Health reveals Webb County's top infectious diseases, which include whooping cough and chickenpox, urging ...

Health care providers say that hesitation and outright resistance to vaccines have become disturbingly common even in ...

The pertussis vaccine is given in five doses during childhood, but the protection it gives wanes over time. Health officials say children need a booster dose by age 11 and adults should get a ...