Kentucky confirms measles outbreak as US nears its highest case count in more than 30 years

Kids today are more likely to have obesity, chronic diseases and mental health problems like depression, a new study says.

A new AP-NORC poll finds most Americans do not want the government to focus on increasing birth rates, despite efforts by the Trump administra…

North America's three biggest measles outbreaks have grown to a total of more than 2,500 known cases.

Before the vaccines, such illnesses were the main reason why nearly one in five children in 1900 never made it to their fifth birthday.

The Health and Human Services Department under Kennedy took unprecedented steps to change how vaccines are evaluated, approved and recommended.

Kennedy's decision to "retire" the previous 17-member panel was widely decried by doctors' groups and public health organizations.

Here's a look at Kennedy's comments about the measles outbreak that has infected more than 700 people and killed three, how his allies interpr…

Among those terminated at the CDC were experts tracking abortions, pregnancies, job-related injuries, lead poisonings, sexual violence and you…

Survivors say the fact that few young Americans know about polio compounds their suffering. Here's what they want everyone to know.

U.S. health officials, following recommendations by infectious disease experts, have been urging annual COVID-19 boosters for all Americans ag…

He said the National Institutes of Health would create a new database "to uncover the root causes of autism and other chronic diseases."

Preliminary data from the CDC says the U.S. has seen 8,485 cases of whooping cough in 2025. That's twice as many cases as this time last year.