Mr. Kennedy, on the other hand, is a vaccine cynic, failing to accept studies that refute his beliefs. He claims that the ...

Paul Offit, a pediatrician who specializes in treating infectious diseases, has written an editorial in the New York Times ...

Declining pediatric vaccination rates lead to reemergence of preventable illnesses for all ages, experts warn.

Outbreaks among the unvaccinated are a predictable consequence of falling immunization rates. But even vaccinated adults may ...

More people around Illinois are getting sick with respiratory illness. The Illinois Department of Public Health said the ...

After a career in medicine that spanned much of the latter half of the 20th century, Palm Beach County’s Sheila Jaffe writes ...

Modern vaccines have been so successful that the parents and guardians of today have never witnessed the devastation that can result from contracting common childhood diseases like measles, mumps and ...

With the coming of a new year—and a new administration—there have been unsettling indications that some long-standing public health policies and evidence-based healthcare recommendations may be ...

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When the Vaccines for Children legislation was passed 30 years ago, it was a historic step in improving children's lives by providing recommended vaccines at no cost to eligible children.

Even as Robert F. Kennedy Jr., President-elect Donald Trump’s pick to lead the Department of Health and Human Services, returned to Capitol Hill on Wednesday to meet with top Senate committee leaders, ...

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