The current measles vaccine was developed in 1968 after the original was created in 1963. It is the only measles vaccine used in the U.S. It is usually combined with mumps and rubella (MMR) or mumps, ...

Five years after the World Health Organization declared a global pandemic, there has been progress — and backsliding in the ...

In a nutshell When the Doomsday Clock moves closer to midnight, researchers found significant increases in suicide rates, Alzheimer’s disease mortality, and substance-related deaths across a 70-year ...

As outbreaks for several diseases are being monitored across the U.S., state DPH Commissioner Robbie Goldstein has an update on the ongoing public health initiatives in Massachusetts.

Kennedy Jr., an ardent vaccine critic who would have been Weldon’s boss as health secretary. Perhaps Weldon’s biggest problem ...

Dr. Dave Weldon, who was Trump's choice for the head of the CDC, has taken a controversial stance on vaccines and autism. Here's what to know ...

“Dave Weldon is anti-vaccine, anti-woman, and anti-science. He was not qualified to serve as CDC director," said Colorado Rep. Diana DeGette, the top Democrat on the Energy and Commerce Health ...

The White House has withdrawn its nomination of Dr. Dave Weldon to serve as the director of the US Centers for Disease ...

The U.S. can’t afford another high-ranking health official who is opposed to vaccines.

President Donald Trump surprisingly withdrew his appointment of Dave Weldon to head the CDC within hours of his nomination ...

Dave Weldon was scheduled to have a confirmation hearing on Thursday, but the White House scrapped the nomination of the ...

Dr. Dave Weldon’s nomination to be director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention was abruptly revoked by the White House Thursday morning, according to multiple sources familiar with the ...