Threats to $140 million in funds for public health departments battling fentanyl overdoses comes as some experts see the ...

Katz Women's Hospital in Manhasset is now Baby-Friendly certified, joining other LI hospitals that support breastfeeding and ...

For decades, states largely deferred to vaccine recommendations from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on the ...

After a case of measles was confirmed in Jefferson County, officials recommend the MMR vaccine. What to know about it before ...

The first measles case in South Carolina should prompt everyone to get vaccinated against the disease. Vaccines are safe and ...

Many women with serious underlying medical conditions like heart disease need birth control that won't make their conditions ...

Distrust of science is fueling such misguided proposals as scaling back critical public-health agencies.

A report on President Donald Trump’s “Make America Healthy Again” agenda is in conflict with early Trump administration ...

Falling vaccination rates could lead to the return of previously eliminated diseases, and many more people will be at risk of ...

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has granted full approval for Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine, Spikevax, in children aged 6 ...

The Senate HELP Committee voted on Wednesday to advance Susan Monarez's nomination as director of the Centers for Disease ...

Ballad Health officials have reported an increase in Lyme disease cases so far this summer but say it’s too early to tell if ...