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

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

A bout 10% of American adults have high cholesterol, making it a common health issue. But high cholesterol is potentially ...

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 ...

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

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

“There are several reasons why the shingles vaccine may help reduce heart disease. A shingles infection can cause blood ...

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

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is the latest agency in the Health and Human Services Department to rehire employees who were part of department-wide layoffs. HHS confirmed to the ...

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