Vaccines

After a year of RFK, Jr., heading the Department of Health and Human Services, the “Make America Healthy Again” movement has upended science and medicine

The U.S.’s drug safety agency declined to review a next-gen flu vaccine that uses the same tech as the coronavirus shots

The South Carolina measles outbreak has triggered rare but serious brain swelling in some children

A leader in the global fight against smallpox and a champion of vaccine science, William Foege died last Saturday

Cases of respiratory syncytial virus are increasing, but vaccines and antibody shots can keep young children out of the hospital

This clinical trial in Guinea-Bissau would withhold vaccination from some babies, sparking ethical concerns

Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.’s Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has slashed childhood vaccine recommendations in the middle of respiratory virus season

A look at how evolving national health policies could reshape the future of kids’ care, from vaccines to essential treatments.

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is reducing the recommended number of vaccines for children to those that protect against 11 diseases instead of the protections against 17 illnesses that it recommended previously

The brutal respiratory infection has infected tens of thousands and killed at least 13 people in the U.S. in 2025

A look back at 2025’s biggest science stories—from federal upheaval and public health setbacks to climate policy reversals and groundbreaking discoveries in space.

The U.S. reportedly plans to overhaul the country’s childhood vaccine schedule. The move could set public health back decades, experts say