Four cases of measles were recently reported in the commonwealth, prompting health officials to discuss the importance of ...

Kennedy’s decision to replace ACIP wholesale and the comments he has made about deviating from standard vaccine policymaking ...

I thought I had misheard. Scarlet fever sounds like something from a different century. Many people today are only vaguely ...

As pediatricians, we spend our days talking with parents who want what's best for their children. They ask thoughtful questions, weigh their options and lean on us for guidance through moments big and ...

A Livingston Parish resident is hospitalized with West Nile virus. Here's how to protect yourself as the mosquito-borne threat grows statewide.

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

This year, more than a third of whooping cough cases have been among people 11 to 19 years old. For this reason, the C.D.C. recommends that children get a booster shot at 11 or 12 years old.

It’s a sound no parent wants to hear—that relentless cough that just won’t go away. Now, health officials are warning of a ...

And it’s not only Australia witnessing this surge. In the United States, whooping cough cases are at their highest since 1948, with deaths reported in several states, including two infants.

It’s the highest whooping cough total since 2012, according to state records. The state had about 28.4 cases per 100,000 residents during 2024.

Washington state reported nearly 26 times as many whooping cough cases last year as the year before, according to new data that serve s as a reminder of the disease’s continued surge here and ...

It’s easy to forget how deadly whooping cough, measles, rubella, and polio once were—but for families who lost loved ones, ...