A vaccine expert warns that measles outbreaks in Texas are caused by policy failures and misinformation about vaccines, ...

The United States is experiencing the worst year for measles cases in more than three decades, with nearly 2,000 cases ...

Months after public health officials say they caused the nation’s largest measles surge in 30 years, some West Texas ...

Thousands of passengers at one of America's busiest airports may have been exposed to the world's most infectious disease ...

Some cancer patients at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center got an unexpected boost. After receiving the ...

The appointment of a fervent vaccine opponent — Robert F. Kennedy Jr. — as secretary of the Department of Health and Human ...

The Massachusetts Department of Public Health issued an advisory after a man who flew into Boston Logan International Airport ...

An infected visitor from Texas may have exposed some in the Boston area to the measles, health officials warned.

Doctors and scientists say this year's influenza season could be tougher than usual, with a new version of the flu virus, ...

Pertussis, commonly known as whooping cough, is an infectious disease that can cause serious and potentially life-threatening complications, especially in infants and young children, according to the ...

Health officials are tracking a new strain this season — flu A (H1N1) across Central Texas — which is producing symptoms ...

The harrowing, deadly infection could make a comeback, especially in states vulnerable to climate-linked natural disasters, ...