HealthDay News — In a sudden about-face, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) said it won’t slash funding for the Women’s Health Initiative, a major research project focused on ...

Declining childhood vaccination rates may increase outbreaks of eliminated vaccine-preventable infections within the United States.

Eight hundred cases of measles were reported in the US as of April 17, 2025, representing the second highest annual case count in 25 years.

As case numbers rise, public health officials are warning of yet another difficult year of battling pertussis infections.

Full approval from the FDA means a product can stay on the market even after a health emergency ends. HealthDay News — Novavax’s COVID-19 vaccine could soon receive full approval from the U.S. Food ...

Clinics run by a state vendor near affected farms are giving out $25 gift cards to people who get a swab test for H5N1 bird flu or receive a seasonal flu shot. HealthDay News — Health officials in ...

FDA to establish national standard and timeline for food industry to transition from petrochemical-based dyes to natural alternatives. HealthDay News — The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services ...

Children have increased risks for new onset mild-to-moderate CKD for at least 2 years after the acute phase of SARS-CoV-2 infection. Children infected with SARS-CoV-2 who develop COVID-19 are more ...

PBGENE-HBV is designed to potentially cure chronic hepatitis B by eliminating the root cause of the virus. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted Fast Track designation to PBGENE-HBV, an ...

The new site claims the virus leaked from the Wuhan Institute of Virology, where COVID research had been ongoing. HealthDay News — The Trump administration has replaced two major federal websites for ...

Patients with AUD in the ICU exhibited high rates of infection, complications, morbidity, and in-hospital mortality.

The risk for severe neonatal infection among second-born infants was lower among those with vs without incongruent ABO blood groups with their mothers. An incongruent ABO blood group between mothers ...