Shingles is a painful viral infection caused by the reactivation of the chickenpox virus, leading to a one-sided blistering ...

A dramatic overhaul Monday of childhood vaccine recommendations could confuse parents about which shots their kids should ...

Health secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has pledged to improve children’s health. But his sweeping changes to the nation’s ...

On Monday, the Department of Health and Human Services announced it would recommend fewer vaccines for most American children ...

This seems like a very unwise decision." Medical experts are criticizing a CDC decision to reduce recommended childhood ...

The US Department of Health and Human Services will recommend fewer vaccines for most American children, health officials said Monday.

An increase in chickenpox cases has been reported among children in Buncombe County, North Carolina. Chickenpox is a highly contagious disease caused by the varicella-zoster virus, spreading easily in ...

Measles is not the only disease that has increased as the number of childhood vaccinations have decreased in South Carolina over the past several years. Cases of whooping cough and chicken pox have ...

WESTFIELD, Mass. (WWLP) – Westfield Public Schools are dealing with an outbreak of chicken pox, with five confirmed cases reported across four different schools this week. The affected schools include ...

Two countries, two different approaches to protecting children from chickenpox. While the UK prepares to introduce a combined vaccine covering measles, mumps, rubella and chickenpox (MMRV) in a single ...