Doctors and public health officials are concerned about the drop in health alerts from the Centers for Disease Control and ...

According to CDC, sickle cell is a genetic condition present at birth, inherited when a child receives two genes-one from each parent-that code for abnormal hemoglobin. [iStockphoto] Bill Olenyo sat ...

This week, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention made the unprecedented move to change the schedule of vaccines that are regularly recommended for children. The changes, which are not based ...

At least 180,000 hospitalizations have been recorded, CDC data shows. Flu activity remains elevated throughout the United States, with children being hit especially hard, according to newly released ...

For parents of young children, visits to the pediatrician could involve new challenges and confusion now that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has drastically overhauled its recommended ...

Washington — The Centers For Disease Control and Prevention on Monday announced updated recommendations for childhood vaccines with some significant changes. The new guidelines recommend fewer shots ...

(NEXSTAR) – The U.S. is changing which vaccines are recommended for children, slashing the number of shots endorsed for everyone and leaving more decisions in the hands of parents and pediatricians.

The Trump administration’s efforts to rewrite the rules of public health have created a new kind of influencer: doctors who take to social media to combat misinformation. Photo: Gabriel Matarazzo/JP O ...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced Monday a major overhaul of the U.S. childhood vaccine schedule, reducing the number of routine immunizations recommended for children.