Measles cases are rising in the U.S., and for many parents, it’s a never-before-seen disease. Here's how to spot the rash, ...

Ascher suggests warm water, mostly because it's most comfortable. "Hot water can be drying on the skin and cold water may not ...

New childhood vaccine recommendations from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have been widely criticised by experts. Priya Venkatesan reports.

A key step to preventing the spread of diseases like COVID-19 or influenza is simple: washing hands. But lack of piped water in parts of rural Alaska has made that simple practice not so easy to carry ...

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Medical groups are speaking out against the changes announced this week. Amid a record-breaking flu season, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced Monday that multiple vaccinations, ...

(NEXSTAR) – The U.S. is changing which vaccines are recommended for children, slashing the number of shots endorsed for everyone and leaving more decisions in the hands of parents and pediatricians.

In an unprecedented change, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is reducing the number of immunizations routinely recommended for all children from 17 to 11. On the new schedule, vaccines ...

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The U.S. federal government slashed the number of diseases that all children are advised to be vaccinated against to 11 from 17. By Maggie Astor Dani Blum and Teddy Rosenbluth The Centers for Disease ...

New data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows flu cases continuing to spike around the country, with some areas seeing record cases of the illness. The CDC estimated there have ...

Flu season is off to a rough start this year, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. While the virus arrived as expected, cases are rising faster, compared with previous years.