A lifesaving injection given at birth to prevent severe bleeding has become collateral damage of the anti-vaccine movement.

A new investigation from ProPublica has people once again talking about vitamin K shots for newborns. Here's what to know.

The risk of developing severe bleeding is 81 times higher for babies who don't get the shot, according to the CDC ...

At a time when social media misinformation is influencing parenting decisions, doctors say evidence-based medical advice is ...

Babies are born with low levels of vitamin K, which helps blood clot, and little is transferred from the mother through breastmilk. Without additional vitamin K, newborns are at risk of potentially ...

The 2-month-old baby arrived at the hospital with the type of bleeding in and around his brain that was so unusual Miami neurosurgeon Heather McCrea had only read about it in textbooks. The pooling ...

Chronic hepatitis B is incurable and can lead to liver failure and death. Because not all pregnant women get the recommended hepatitis B screening, some newborns are exposed to the disease, putting ...