A Centers for Disease Control and Prevention study released Thursday finds that Covid vaccines continue to protect healthy children from severe illness — a conclusion top federal health officials have ...

Americans have been warned to exercise caution when traveling as certain regions contend with outbreaks of an untreatable mosquito-borne viral disease called chikungunya. Similar advisories were ...

The nation’s reliance on the CDC as the “ultimate authority” has always left me with a nagging concern: What happens if the CDC gets taken over by those who do not understand science? That question is ...

BRYAN, Texas (KBTX) - There’s a big change to cervical cancer screenings that could affect millions of women, and it could heavily impact women across the Brazos Valley. If you’ve ever had cervical ...

Helen Branswell covers issues broadly related to infectious diseases, including outbreaks, preparedness, research, and vaccine development. Follow her on Mastodon and Bluesky. You can reach Helen on ...

The Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System (VAERS) was established to protect public health. Now it's being used against it.

The bodies of 13 deceased hostages are believed to still be in Gaza. U.S. officials -- including Vice President JD Vance, Special Envoy Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner -- traveled to Israel this week ...

Do flu shots protect against the new variant spreading in the US?