Typhoid fever, a disease once largely under control, is rapidly evolving into a dangerous global health threat. The bacterium ...

A genome-wide association study in Sweden identified rare genetic variants near the SCAF11 and LRRC4C genes that may be ...

Trump announced his pick for U.S. surgeon general, Dr. Casey Means. Here's what we know about her background and where she ...

Two children have died, and 92 people have been hospitalized with measles since the start of the outbreak in late January, ...

The highly common herpes strain, also called varicella-zoster virus (VZV), can cause chickenpox in childhood and later ...

We are entering the equivalent of the Dark Ages — and for the first time ever in our history, the United States is now facing the prospect of a brain drain, as opposed to being the beneficiary of a ...

An outbreak of measles—a disease once declared eliminated in the U.S.—has hospitalized 91 people in Texas, killing two ...

New York State has reported one of the worst flu seasons on record with the highest number of pediatric flu-related deaths in the state’s history. “We’re ...

Scientists have uncovered a promising new way to enhance the effectiveness of vaccines by tapping into the potential of a specific type of immune cell, opening the door to long-lasting vaccines for ...

Vaccines using mRNA are currently being studied for a wide range of diseases, including cancer, cardiovascular disease, ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is tapping Dr. Casey Means, a physician-turned-wellness-influencer with close ties ...

With a demand that vaccine boosters be tested against placebos, RFK Jr. puts an old antivaccine claim at the forefront of government health policy.