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 ...

Initial phase III trial results from November 2020 suggested that, after two doses, new mRNA vaccines developed by Moderna ...

Measles is an extremely contagious vaccine-preventable disease that can lead to death or disability. It also wipes out immune ...

According to healthychildren.org, childhood vaccines consistently remain at very high and beneficial levels of safety and efficacy.

Data on the number of cases for these diseases from the pre-vaccine era is hard to come by, and even the case counts are ...

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

Kennedy Jr., an ardent vaccine critic who would have been Weldon’s boss as health secretary. Perhaps Weldon’s biggest problem ...

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.

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 ...

Iowa health experts warn of a potential measles outbreak due to falling vaccination rates and spring break travel.