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Healthbeat spoke with Dr. Ali Khan, dean of the College of Public Health at the University of Nebraska and a former assistant ...

The COVID-19 vaccines developed for the 2024-2025 respiratory disease season were around 75% effective at preventing ...

The latest data on respiratory illness in the United States shows that shoppers and merry-makers are spreading more than just ...

Northwell Health reports pediatricians emphasize vaccines' effectiveness and safety, urging parents to follow the recommended ...

The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) voted to end the universal recommendation that all newborns be immunized at birth against hepatitis B, instead recommending that women ...

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks with Dr. Carlos del Rio about the spiking number of measles cases in South Carolina and about the public health challenges posed by the outbreak.

New data showed that COVID vaccines for the 2024-2025 season provided protection against COVID-associated emergency department and urgent care visits among children. Having data that show that ...

It may feel like you are surrounded by sniffles and coughs, but flu season activity is still low in many parts of the U.S.

The vaccines were found to decrease the risk of needing medical care in the first six months after vaccination by 76 percent ...