A shingles vaccine might double as a powerful heart protector. In people already at high risk, it cut major cardiac events by 46% and deaths by an impressive 66% within a year. Scientists think ...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released a report March 12 on the effectiveness of the flu vaccine for the ...

Evidence suggests reactivations of the varicella-zoster virus may accelerate aging and raise dementia risk. Now scientists want to know if vaccines and antivirals could help protect the brain.

WASHINGTON — The Food and Drug Administration's embattled vaccine chief, Dr. Vinay Prasad, is once again leaving the agency — the second time in less than a year that he's departed after controversial ...

The Ministry of Health has announced a nationwide shortage of the rotavirus vaccine given to infants, following delays in global supply. In a statement released on March 5, 2026, Cabinet Secretary ...

Iran sends first significant message of de-escalation, but with a major caveat The audacious plan to refill the Great Salt Lake Fast food brands roast McDonald's after CEO burger tasting mishap ICE ...

In his role as secretary of Health and Human Services, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is changing how the United States approaches vaccines. But those changes aren't limited to the United States. This episode, ...

Spartanburg County in South Carolina is ground zero for the largest measles outbreak since 2000. One school has a vaccination rate of 21 percent. Uptake of the vaccine has been slow, like at this ...

As the midterm elections approach, the health secretary is focusing on “real food.” Anger is rising among some of his supporters. By Benjamin Mueller To all appearances, it was the next stage in the ...

In early 2025, as measles began to tear through West Texas, Katherine Wells knew she needed money. Though the outbreak was concentrated in Gaines County, a community an hour away, Wells, who heads ...