The first vaccine was created in 1796 to protect people from smallpox. But many of the vaccines we’re familiar with today originated only in the last century. The first tetanus vaccine became widely ...

Practitioners nationwide are striving to do what’s best for children’s health, while staying supportive in the face of mistrust and confusion.

Playwright and poet Robert Galinsky will bring an encore reading of his acclaimed new solo work Could You Patent the Sun? to the East Village’s Tompkins Square Public Library.

US Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Credit: Heather Diehl/Getty Images The new food pyramid says it all. In January, the federal government released updated dietary ...

There are plenty of stressors today, as there were growing up in the time of the nuclear arms race and polio outbreaks.

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has issued a Level 2 travel advisory due to spreading polio cases in more than 30 countries, including Spain, Germany and the United Kingdom.

The Ministry of Health has issued a statement reassuring the public that Botswana remains polio-free, with no confirmed cases of poliovirus reported to date.However, the detection of circulating ...

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The Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS) says there has been a drop in the number of children under 24 months who are receiving the recommended amount ...

Health experts warned that improving vaccine access in rural communities remains critical to protecting children and preventing outbreaks of vaccine-preventable diseases across the country.

The vaccination drive reaffirms Laos’ commitment to protect every child from polio and strengthen the country’s immunisation system.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is urging U.S. travelers to take extra precautions when traveling to any of more than 30 countries.