Washoe County School District waivers for vaccines, including measles, has more than doubled. Thousands have claimed ...

Vaccine hesitancy and higher rates of school vaccine exemptions increases the risk of outbreaks of preventable diseases, creating a significant health risk for vulnerable populations.

More than two-thirds of respondents in a new poll say they are concerned about the measles outbreak in Texas and New Mexico. In a Quinnipiac University poll released Thursday, 69 percent of ...

Five years after the pandemic began, many local health officials say that the politicization of Covid has left them with ...

Measles, a highly contagious disease considered to have been eradicated since the turn of the century, is making a comeback.

Europe saw the highest number of measles cases last year in more than 25 years, according to a new report published Thursday by the WHO and UNICEF.

Excerpts from recent editorials in the United States and abroad: March 9 The Washington Post says Americans need the CFPB Ever since the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau opened in 2011 with a ...

1. FDA, NIH nominees clear first hurdle. The HELP Committee voted March 13 to advance both Jay Bhattacharya, MD, PhD, as NIH director in a 12-11 vote and Marty Makary, MD, as FDA commissioner in a ...

The European Union (EU) and South Africa have announced a €4.7-billion (R94-billion) package of new investments in South Africa, mainly for the transition to clean energy and for boosting vaccine ...