Two new studies from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention show wastewater monitoring of measles can flag measles ...

New options for testing and treating some of the most common sexually transmitted diseases are becoming available.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention dropped its advice that kids get an annual flu shot at a time when flu cases and hospitalizations are surging.

If you are not feeling well, stay home. Common flu symptoms include fever, body aches, headaches and a sore throat. And if ...

Health experts say the U.S. flu season appears to be waning with two straight weeks of decline in measures of flu activity.

You’re still early in the job, having assumed full leadership on Jan. 1. What has surprised you most about health needs in ...

Early symptoms for measles mimic the common cold. But the disease is highly contagious, and more dangerous for those who aren ...

Rapides Regional Medical Center is a trauma center, and the number one injury they see in older patients is from falls. So ...

Beyond death, complications include pneumonia, seizures, blindness in malnourished individuals (especially young children), ...

The primary reason to be vaccinated against shingles is that two shots provide at least 90% protection against a painful, ...

Pediatricians have limited time to discuss many priorities. Conversations about immunizations that are no longer recommended ...