It was 1959 and Duguay, of Clearwater, Florida, had polio. It mostly preyed on children and was one of the most feared ...

A lot of guilt comes in with that, whether it be as a parent or as the caregiving side. One side of that is going to give." ...

These unspoken pressures put a strain on men’s mental well-being, often leading to significant and sometimes tragic outcomes.

"I think a lot of folks here at NIH are experiencing just moral distress about the things we're being asked to do," Dr. Jenna ...

New frameworks for assessing suicide risk and tailored prevention and intervention strategies may help to reduce suicidality among young adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities, ...

Midarm circumference is more than aesthetic. It can reflect lean muscle mass, upper-body strength, and even indicators of ...

These illnesses were the main reason why nearly one in five children in 1900 never made it to their fifth birthday. Over the ...

At the start of an unprecedented meeting of vaccine committee of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the agency scientists who normally generate and interpret data to inform this ...

Susan Monarez, a longtime federal health official nominated by President Trump to lead the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), faced senators in a confirmation hearing Wednesday, ...

WASHINGTON — There seemed to be one question on the minds of many senators grilling Susan Monarez, President Trump’s pick to ...

The meeting included a discussion of thimerosal, a mercury-based preservative and longtime target of the anti-vaccine world.

We need to pressure lawmakers to resist proposals that would wipe out the progress that has been made.