The move would add another barrier for parents who want to vaccinate healthy children ahead of the respiratory virus season.

A poll published Aug. 1, 2025, by the health policy organization KFF found half of parents are unsure whether federal health ...

Today, almost exactly a century after the infamous Scopes “Monkey” Trial in July 1925, many conservative American Christians ...

As schools throughout the D.C. region prepare to welcome back students, they are also rolling out new cellphone policies, ...

As religious exemptions for vaccinations rise in SC, concerns about herd immunity and public health grow. Nearly 28K kids ...

Well-child visits are regular check-ins with your child’s medical provider to assess development, address concerns, and administer immunizations. The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends a ...

Uptake of the measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) jabs by age five is as low as 75.8% in parts of the region, according the UK ...

Congress was worried that lawsuits would collapse the country’s vaccine supply, allowing diseases to make a comeback. The National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act of 1986 created the vaccine court ...

Some public health workers say the shooting that killed a police officer at the CDC campus shouldn't be surprising in the ...

The White House has worked to temper Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s agenda after weeks of backlash from industry ...

Bill Cassidy of Louisiana, a physician who made it clear he was not going to vote for him if Kennedy was going to go after ...

Learn why measles matter and the importance of getting vaccinated. Measles is not a trivial infection and can lead to serious ...