Georgia Representatives Nikema Williams and Hank Johnson are among a group of more than 30 Democratic lawmakers urging the ...

"Things have not improved," writes Dr. Debra Houry. "They have worsened. And Congress has still failed to act." ...

A federal vaccine advisory panel met in Atlanta at the CDC this week to reconsider whether every newborn should receive the ...

The CDC’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices is also set to vote on eliminating a long-standing recommendation for newborns to receive a hepatitis B shot.

The vote was delayed Thursday over confusion related to the voting language.

For decades, animals have been used in scientific and medical research. Naturally, some supported research on animals, while ...

Overall, life expectancy in the United States is up.

The panel is led by newly appointed chair Dr. Kirk Milhoan, one of five ACIP members added in September by U.S. Health ...

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has said, without strong evidence, that the hepatitis B shot for babies is a “likely culprit” in autism ...

The advisers appointed by Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. are weighing the delay of a first dose of the hepatitis B vaccine credited for driving down infections.

A federal vaccine advisory committee is meeting in Atlanta to discuss whether newborns should still get the hepatitis B ...

A federal vaccine advisory committee is meeting in Atlanta to discuss whether newborns should still get the hepatitis B ...