Before this year, U.S. health officials recommended annual boosters for all Americans ages 6 months and older.

Even at a time of unprecedented challenges to the work of public health, there is room for optimism, says former CDC Director ...

Hand, foot and mouth disease is a highly contagious — but usually mild — illness that typically affects kids under 5.

RFK Jr. has instructed the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to investigate the potential health and economic ...

The CDC ends universal COVID-19 booster recommendations and splits the chickenpox shot from MMR in what officials call a “sweeping immunization overhaul.” ...

Most Americans with health insurance should not have to pay out of pocket for Covid-19 vaccines, even after the US Centers ...

An annual conference about infectious diseases is seeing a dramatic attendance decline, in part because Centers for Disease ...

Because fiber, specifically soluble fiber, has been found to help lower LDL cholesterol, pairing cheese with fiber-rich foods ...

Robert Redfield is a senior visiting fellow for biosecurity and public health policy in The Heritage Foundation’s Asian Studies Center. A virologist, he was director of the Centers for Disease Control ...

A listeria outbreak linked to recalled prepared pasta meals has left six people dead and numerous others hospitalized, ...

Antibiotics have been the workhorses of modern medicine, but their success has fueled a dangerous rise in drug-resistant ...

Lily Walsh writes, There are an increasing number of professionals, organizations, coalitions, and community members across ...