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Measles is making its way through several states, and health experts say misinformation is giving it momentum.

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Fall and winter bring an uptick in seasonal illnesses as the University community returns to campus and temperatures get cooler. The information below can help you and your community stay healthy ...

In Louisiana, two infants have died of pertussis in the past six months, according to the state health department, the first ...

The initiation of mass firings of over 20,000 scientists and public health workers at the Department of Health and Human ...

New York state is reeling from more than $360 million in cuts to public health, addiction, and mental health services, while ...

Vaccines are a powerful tool of modern medicine, protecting you from diseases that once caused widespread suffering and death ...

It's also getting rid of its offices tackling HIV and improving minority health. Staff had to present their badges at the building entrance and those who had been fired were given a ticket ...

California and other states are suing the Trump administration over plans to cut billions of dollars in grants designed to ...

One of the worst flu seasons in years will linger this spring, CDC warns - The current flu season is one of the worst the U.S ...