Novartis today announced that it has received approval for the world's first malaria treatment for newborns and young babies, ...

The shift reflects the current public health situation, marked by declines in human cases as well as animal detections ...

Single doses of 150 milligrams (mg), 300 mg, and 450 mg provided 58%, 61%, and 76% protection from symptomatic flu, ...

Preteens were more likely to get vaccinated against human papillomavirus (HPV) if their parents were given reminder letters ...

A new study by researchers in Canada suggests that an effort to reduce antibiotic prescribing in one age-group had spillover effects on a broader population.

This week's meeting of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) is likely to mark its end—for now—as a vaccine advisory body. Regardless of which party controlled the White House and ...

The recently reconstituted Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) vaccine advisory panel took its first three votes today, recommending that Americans receive only single-dose flu shots that ...

Livestock manure around the globe is packed with antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs) that could threaten human health, according to a new study in Science Advances. The study was published by Chinese ...

A new study shows good 2023-24 COVID-19 vaccine effectiveness in adults against medically attended COVID-19, especially against critical illness. The study, published yesterday in JAMA Network Open, ...

The percentage of US adults reporting high confidence in the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) fell from 82% in February 2020 to 56% in June 2022, along with decreasing trust in other ...

The New Mexico Department of Health (NMDH) today reported eight more measles cases, all from Luna County, where officials last week announced an outbreak at a detection facility in Deming. The new ...

Bill Gates at Gavi event in 2011. Photo: UK DFID / Flickr cc In the wake of US defunding of Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, world leaders this week at the "Health and Prosperity through Immunisation" ...