The US withdrew from treaty negotiations on President Trump’s first day in office.
Rates of the bacterial infection have gone up by 500% since last year, with babies and young children most at risk.
Avian influenza infections in the US have been rising over the past year, but there’s no evidence so far that people can infect each other with this strain of the virus.
A medical epidemiologist explains who should consider getting a booster and whether you might need to check your antibody levels.
Reading a pamphlet in the doctor’s office about which vaccines to get may help nudge older adults to get vaccinated.
Two rabies epidemics in animals spurred a state health emergency in Texas and a program that oversees annual mass wildlife vaccination. Millions of doses have been distributed since the ‘90s.
Whether sharing online about health topics or chatting about the weather, you communicate about science. Borrowing a tactic from antiscience advocates can help make your stories more persuasive.
Even if you’re healthy and fit, you still need vaccines to protect yourself from severe disease.
A pediatrician and preventive medicine physician explains how measles vaccines became victims of their own success and the risk that rising outbreaks pose to everyone.
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