As the Texas measles outbreak grows and HHS head RFK Jr. puts vaccines under new scrutiny, two experts answer questions about the public health tool.
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Measles can cause complications like pneumonia, brain swelling, long-term hearing loss and death — as is the case in the current Texas outbreak. In the decade before the measles vaccine, the CDC ...
The U.S. is in the midst of its first “high severity” flu season in seven years. Flu activity has slowed in recent weeks, but ...
As Atlanta and Georgia enter the end of the traditional winter respiratory illness season, there are still signs that ...
More states are loosening vaccine mandates, scaling back vaccine promotion efforts and taking other steps likely to lower vaccination rates — even as a major measles outbreak spreads in Texas.
MDHHS confirmed two flu-related deaths for children in Kent County. This is the fourth and fifth flu deaths in Michigan this ...
Early data suggest that the 2024-2025 flu shots have effectively lowered rates of flu hospitalization and outpatient visits ...
Norovirus spreads easily and often causes vomiting, diarrhea, nausea and stomach pain, although people usually recover in a few days. And the virus has many names — stomach flu, stomach bug and cruise ...
The worst flu season the United States has had in more than a decade may have reached its peak, according to data from the US ...
Michigan health officials Thursday confirmed the state’s third flu-associated child death for the 2024-2025 flu season.
There's no cure for the common cold, but there are ways to ease symptoms while the cold runs its course. Here's what helps and what to avoid, according to experts.