Experts blame misinformation and “vaccine fatigue” for declining demand for flu shots. Here's what you should know about flu ...

John, a retired teacher, moves into a nursing home with a high staff turnover rate and a poor reputation, but his family brushes off these red flags.

Antimicrobial resistance is responsible for some 1.2 million deaths a year and contributes to millions more. Data in the new ...

MISSOURI, USA — Three people have died and 15 have been hospitalized by West Nile Virus in Missouri as of Oct. 4, according to the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services. At least 16 cases ...

Starting this month, Drexel University's Dornsife School of Public Health is offering five targeted micro-credentials for professionals working in long-term care, infection control, and public health.

Globally, sepsis infection is the leading cause of death in children, taking more than 3.4 million lives per year, according to the Sepsis Alliance — and 85% of these deaths occur before age 5. Sepsis ...

Children are twice as likely to develop long COVID after two COVID-19 infections, compared with children who’ve only had COVID-19 once, according to a new study co-authored by a doctor at Lurie ...

The new research provides evidence that Covid reinfections can increase the risk of long-term health consequences. By Pam Belluck Pam Belluck has covered long Covid since the condition first emerged.

Credit: Getty Images About 80% of parents currently choose to follow CDC guidelines to vaccinate their babies for hepatitis B at birth. The Conversation — Before the United States began vaccinating ...

CORRECTED September 30, 2025 // An earlier version of this article incorrectly stated the two drugs which are effective against NDM-CRE. The article has been updated to state aztreonam-avibactam and ...

Before the United States began vaccinating all infants at birth with the hepatitis B vaccine in 1991, around 18,000 children every year contracted the virus before their 10th birthday – about half of ...