Jay Bhattacharya, a Stanford professor with no experience treating patients, is set to become the director of the NIH.

Misinformation and misconceptions about health are more common than ever. Here, we unpack some persistent myths.

In Florida, the number of kindergartners with mandatory vaccinations decreased to 88% in the 2023-24 school year from 94% in ...

Vaccine hesitancy was rising even before COVID-19 emerged – but the pandemic exacerbated the trend. More kindergartners are ...

Republicans love to claim they will cut “out-of-control” federal spending.  They say it often enough many believe out of control spending actually exists. Except it doesn’t.

With measles declared eliminated from the US in 2000 and national herd immunity strong, health experts have recommended that ...

Reading a pamphlet in the doctor’s office about which vaccines to get may help nudge older adults to get vaccinated.

As measles cases continue to rise, doctors at Cincinnati Children's Hospital are urging the public to distinguish between myths and facts to ensure children are ...

Patients' confidence in vaccines has waned since the COVID pandemic, according to a national poll and doctors.

Measles was eradicated in the U.S, 25 years ago, but now, cases are climbing nationwide, largely among unvaccinated ...

Since 2019, childhood vaccination rates in Michigan have decreased nearly 10%. Still, about 70% of Americans received the ...

Five years ago, on March 11, the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a global pandemic. The vaccines “underwent the most intensive safety analysis in U.S. history." ...