It was 1959 and Duguay, of Clearwater, Florida, had polio. It mostly preyed on children and was one of the most feared ...

The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) yesterday said that 35 cases of pertussis, also known as whooping cough, were reported ...

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — The Centers for Disease Control announced 17 new cases of whooping cough, bringing the number of ...

More than 6 million Americans currently live with Alzheimer's disease, a number predicted to rise as our population ages.

These illnesses were the main reason why nearly one in five children in 1900 never made it to their fifth birthday. Over the ...

For decades, one of the world’s most contagious diseases was considered eradicated in the U.S. But today, measles is roaring ...

Columnist Patrice Apodaca talks to a pediatric infectious diseases expert about why measles outbreaks among children are a ...

I was literally nauseated by Kennedy’s remarks” about Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, writes former CDC Director Tom Frieden.

After recent moves by the US Department of Health and Human Services to restrict the approval and use of some vaccines — and ...