Outbreak of Measles confirmed in Kentucky; officials report hospitalizations
FRANKFORT, Ky. (WAVE) – State health officials are investigating a confirmed and ongoing outbreak of measles across multiple…
Mourners bury a 6-month-old Ebola victim
BUNIA, Congo (AP) — Mourners gathered Friday to bury a 6-month-old girl who died from Ebola earlier this…
Mourners bury 6-month-old Ebola victim, marking third orphanage death in outbreak
BUNIA, Congo — Mourners gathered Friday to bury a 6-month-old girl who died from Ebola earlier this week,…
Motorcycle taxi drivers lead Ebola awareness caravan in eastern Congo
BUNIA, Congo (AP) — Dozens of motorcycle taxi drivers spread messages about Ebola in an awareness caravan Tuesday…
WHO chief hails 5 Ebola recoveries as a new treatment center opens in eastern Congo
BUNIA, Congo (AP) — Five patients have recovered from a rare type of Ebola, the head of the…
New parents are shunning proven preventive care for their infants in effort to be ‘natural’
One day at an Idaho hospital, half the newborns Dr. Tom Patterson saw didn’t get the vitamin K…
St. Clair County public health gets ‘MAGA’ makeover, from fluoride to vaccines
St. Clair County, nestled between Lake St. Clair and Lake Huron and famous as the boyhood home of…
Tips to exercise your brain to lower risk of dementia
WASHINGTON (AP) — “Exercise your brain,” experts advise people hoping to stave off dementia. But how? Stretching your…
Fear among Minnesota’s Somali community compounds a public health woe: Low measles vaccination rates
MINNEAPOLIS — Public health officials and community leaders say that even before federal immigration authorities launched a crackdown…
Regional health organization issues alert as measles cases surge across the Americas
MEXICO CITY — The Pan American Health Organization, PAHO, on Wednesday issued a new epidemiological alert following a…
Opinion: America’s new vaccine doctrine for children replaces data with dogma
Outside the BoxThe Trump administration has dropped recommendations for six vaccines and one preventative therapy for all children…
New York Keeps Its Childhood Vaccine Policies the Same, State Dept. of Health Says | Health
ALBANY, N.Y. — The New York State Dept. of Health has confirmed that the State’s childhood vaccination policies…