Health officials are urging the public to get vaccinated for the upcoming flu season, which typically begins in October and peaks between December and February. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control ...

As fewer children get their flu shots, cases of a rare, severe complication are rising. Last season, the U.S. experienced the ...

The CDC’s vaccine panel, ACIP, changed its recommendations for childhood vaccines and COVID-19 shots, further limiting access ...

Five people in Louisiana have died in 2025 from a flesh-eating bacterium found in warm coastal waters, substantially ...

A parasitic disease called Chagas may be establishing itself in the United States, and the “kissing bugs” that cause the ...

The CDC's vaccine panel meets Thursday to decide if newborns should get the hepatitis B shot. Doctors and health officials ...

Cumulative flu-related hospitalization rates for the 2024-2025 season were nearly two to three times greater across age groups compared with the median rate of the prior 14 seasons. The CDC's flu ...

At a U.S. Senate hearing on Wednesday, Susan Monarez, the recently fired director of the Centers for Disease Control and ...

Susan Monarez told a Senate committee that Robert F. Kennedy Jr. demanded she dismiss career officials without cause—and ...

Susan Monarez is among the witnesses to discuss recent turmoil at the agency under Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.