By Beth Mowbray For many American children, it's a rite of passage: Visit the pediatrician for a routine checkup, get a quick jab in the thigh or upper arm, and go home with a brightly colored bandage ...

Autism affects about 1 in 36 children in the U.S., according to the CDC. While the exact cause remains unclear, experts agree ...

Is there aluminum in vaccines? Yes, aluminum — the same metal found in air, soil, and water everywhere — is also present in small amounts in some vaccines (albeit, in a salt f ...

Dr. Kisha Davis is a family physician, public health leader, and mom of three who knows firsthand what it’s like to sit on ...

The U.S. capacity to battle hepatitis B and C has been leveled a devastating blow with the recent closure of the CDC’s ...

All 27 scientists at the CDC's viral hepatitis lab were told their duties were "unnecessary." Ongoing outbreak investigations ...

But if anyone could understand what was happening in Florida, it would be the Division of Viral Hepatitis in the CDC's headquarters. Using samples from the laboratory's collection of nearly 1 ...

Attorneys representing four mothers — two of whom reside in the Inland Empire — challenging California’s denial of religious-based exemptions to vaccination requirements for kids’ admission to public ...

The broad framework of the plan would also lift some sanctions on Russia and remove the possibility of Ukraine joining NATO — ...

Vaccinations are key amid recent measles outbreaks in the U.S., including Michigan. Here's a look at what to know.

The CDC depends on timely ACIP recommendations to set its U.S. adult and childhood immunization schedules, which clinicians need for their patients. In addition, Medicare, Medicaid, and private ...