Merck's Enflonsia vaccine for respiratory syncytial virus won approval from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's ...

The CDC's new vaccine advisory panel, appointed by HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., is set to meet again to make some ...

A new Covid-19 variant called NB.1.8.1, or Nimbus, represents about a third of new US Covid-19 cases. Dr. Leana Wen answers common questions about the new variant.

WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said it was a “moral imperative” to determine how COVID began, noting that ...

Trump's CDC Director nominee, Susan Monarez, faced tough questioning from senators on both sides of the aisle during her confirmation hearing.

Smallpox was eradicated in 1977. This amazing, global public health achievement isn’t just a page in a history book or an ...

Sharp throat pain that feels like swallowing razor blades—this symptom is particularly noticeable in infections with the new ...

Lower-than-expected pregnancy loss following flu vaccine, however. HHS wants 18-month hold on FOIA litigation related to ...

A newer COVID-19 variant may be causing a severe sore throat in those who contract the infections. Here's what to know about "razor blade throat." ...

Two imported cases of chikungunya fever were reported last week, raising the total this year to 13 cases — the most for the same period in 18 years, the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) said ...

NB.1.8.1 is one of the latest variants of COVID-19, a "slightly upgraded version" of the LP.8.1 variant that is prominent right now, Subhash Verma, microbiology and immunology professor at the ...