While genetics and hormones shape a person’s risk for developing breast cancer, researchers have been investigating how environmental exposures — from air pollution to chemicals — may influence the ...

After decades of American children routinely receiving polio vaccines, the virus that had doomed many to paralysis was nearly ...

A Utah state high school wrestling championship has caused an outbreak of measles cases after participants and attendees were ...

The San Juan County Board of Health signed a letter reaffirming its commitment to the American Academy of Pediatrics Recommended Child and Adolescent Immunization Schedule. This aligns with the West ...

Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has spent years campaigning against vaccines, but with the flu shot, he’s suggested it ...

The nation is struggling to control the spread of the wildly contagious virus as vaccination rates continue to fall.

One American dies every 34 seconds from cardiovascular disease, making it the single deadliest condition in the country for ...

For the first time in US history, births to racial and ethnic minority mothers now outnumber births to white mothers, ...

FARE's indicator report tracks the growing public health challenge of food allergy in the United States—a top-tier public health issue—highlighting key data that can guide future research efforts.

A 2023 law championed by Republicans requires the CDC have a director confirmed by the Senate. For months, though, it’s had ...