The case revives painful parallels to Tuskegee and Henrietta Lacks as lawyers allege federal researchers exploited Black ...

“The most recent data indicate that flu vaccination reduced the risk of flu-related death by more than 75 percent among ...

The babies were part of a vaccine trial for a respiratory virus in the 1960s and died shortly after. Their families said they ...

Doctors nationwide are encountering more children with whooping cough, bacterial infections and other serious illnesses, as ...

Pediatric flu vaccines significantly reduce the number of childhood cases of influenza, new research from Harvard Medical ...

(NEXSTAR) – In a controversial move on Monday, federal health officials cut down on the number of vaccines recommended for all children, ultimately leaving the decision on a handful of shots up to ...

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Chronic hepatitis B is incurable and can lead to liver failure and death. Because not all pregnant women get the recommended hepatitis B screening, some newborns are exposed to the disease, putting ...

Health officials recommended the vaccine at an earlier age amid a measles outbreak. Officials said nearly 2,400 babies were ...