An annual conference about infectious diseases is seeing a dramatic attendance decline, in part because Centers for Disease ...

Respiratory virus season is officially here again and doctors are already seeing some early flu cases in their offices.

After a rough, record-setting flu season, doctors and health officials are bracing for another wave of fever, misery and ...

National medical societies have issued clear pediatric vaccine guidelines. The Infectious Diseases Society has called on ...

Faulty brain circuits seen in Down syndrome may be caused by the lack of a particular molecule essential for the development ...

The visit, which the White House described Wednesday as a "yearly check-up," was his second examination at Walter Reed in six ...

Health officials and experts warn the layoffs leave the US dangerously unprepared to handle disease outbreaks.

The CDC recently approved new recommendations for the COVID vaccine, which differ from previous years' guidance.

The 2025-2026 flu vaccine is available now. Manufacturers start shipping vaccines doses in July and August to ensure access by September. While public health experts won’t know the exact effectiveness ...

Here’s what medical experts say could be behind the recent rise of influenza cases in Japan, India, Singapore, Thailand, and ...

Bird flu is spreading again as water fowl migrate. In poultry, cases are spiking earlier than expected, so some state ...

Overall effectiveness of the Covid vaccines for all adults is similar to that of the annual flu shot, according to a large ...