Measles outbreaks have hit multiple U.S. states, vaccination & rapid reporting are critical to limit the spread & hospitalizations ...

In 2024, MOORE reached new milestones in preventing child sexual abuse. Our latest 2024 annual report is a powerful reflection on what MOORE has achieved and a clear vision of where we are headed to ...

A new study has found that older adults at greater risk of dementia may be able to decrease their risk of cognitive decline by nearly half by using hearing aids.

Just a generation or so ago, tens of thousands of people in the U.S.—mainly children—were afflicted by paralytic poliovirus. In 1955, an inactivated polio vaccine (IPV), which contained a “killed” ...

Following a recent high-profile death, ketamine—for decades used as a popular party drug—came under public scrutiny for its use as a treatment for everything from psychiatric illnesses to autoimmune ...

The antiviral Paxlovid is very effective at preventing severe outcomes from COVID infection, but not enough people are taking it.

The U.S. is experiencing its sharpest drop in life expectancy in more than a century, but experts say the decline is not inevitable.

Cochlear Center director Frank R. Lin explains why hearing loss has been linked to cognitive issues like dementia.

The hygiene hypothesis says exposure to germs helps kids develop healthy immune systems. But many viruses didn’t circulate as widely during the pandemic. Are there downsides to missed infections?

Incarcerated people faced numerous obstacles to abortion before Roe was overturned. Now they face greater uncertainty and more potential harm.

In 1971, the FDA approved the measles-mumps-rubella (MMR) vaccine, which combined three vaccines that had been approved previously—in 1963, 1967, and 1969, respectively. The vaccine has proven safe ...

Two health policy experts explain how Medicaid spending cuts could affect health care facilities, clinicians, and services, as well as millions of Americans who depend on the program.