President Donald Trump this month issued an executive order prohibiting discretionary federal funds from going to schools and ...

The antiviral pill Paxlovid does not significantly reduce COVID-19 hospitalizations in vaccinated older adults, according to new research by UCLA doctors. The findings, published Thursday in a ...

The CDC was ordered to shelve promotions it developed for a variety of vaccines after Health Secretary RFK Jr. said he wants ...

With a measles outbreak growing in West Texas, and cases popping up across the country, experts say vaccination is your best protection. And some adults vaccinated before 1968 may need a booster.

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A popular awareness campaign now in its second year that encouraged people to get flu vaccines to reduce their risk of severe ...

Early adult death rates spiked during COVID-19 and stayed high in 2023, driven by drug deaths and other health crises.