The two newest appointees are obstetrician-gynecologists who at times have challenged broad medical consensus.

The vaccines are recommended for adolescents and young adults, especially when they are going to be living close together ...

Let’s be clear. The primary reason to be vaccinated against shingles is that two shots provide 90 percent protection against ...

As influenza spreads through towns and cities in the DMV and beyond, so is vaccine hesitancy. Respiratory illness activity in ...

Recent reviews indicate that hesitancy is increasing in pediatric settings, with more parents selectively delaying, spacing, ...

On Nov. 20, Gov. Wes Moore (D) announced the launch of a “first-of-its-kind” program to provide free recommended vaccines to ...

The federal government has drastically scaled back the number of recommended childhood immunizations, sidelining six routine ...

Because of the low prevalence of the disease (partially related to the success of the vaccine) and the high cost of the ...

Routine vaccinations offered to adults may help protect against dementia, recent research has shown.

A recommendation for a preventive manoeuvre such as a vaccination is made when the benefit is greater than the risk ...

New federal guidance calls for reducing the number of vaccines recommended for all children from 17 down to 11. At least 17 ...