Sickle cell disease is an inherited blood disorder that primarily affects Black and Hispanic people. There are significant ...

Recent outbreaks of measles in the United States are driving up case counts and raising alarm among public health experts, ...

By Jack Phillips Contributing Writer While activity for COVID-19 remains low in the United States, recent statistics released ...

Susan Monarez, a federal scientist, was Trump’s second choice to lead the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, after ...

The mercury-based preservative thimerosal will be removed from all flu shots distributed in United States, Health and Human ...

The CDC data also show that vaccine exemptions, for the fourth year in a row, have hit a new record high. The percentage of ...

Understanding the evidence on maternal mortality and its causes is a key to crafting solutions; this brief describes the state of U.S. maternal health in 2025.

Measles cases have reached 1,046 as the virus continues spreading across the United States, according to data updated Friday from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

The Commonwealth Fund’s updated July 2025 brief on maternal mortality highlights how systemic disparities, Medicaid coverage ...

Thimerosal is an ingredient that helps keep vaccines pathogen free. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., a noted vaccine skeptic, has falsely stated the ingredient is a ...

Childhood vaccine exemptions hit record highs—4.1% of U.S. kindergartners (≈138,000) withheld immunizations during 2024‑25, coinciding with the nation's worst measles surge in 33 years.