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, ...
Stephen Curry is the first player in NBA history with 4,000 3-pointers. He did it a day before his 37th birthday. His 4,000th ...
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.
Narelle Arthur is still in shock after fleeing her Hervey Bay home with only a plastic bag full of what she could grab as a ...
Measles is an extremely contagious vaccine-preventable disease that can lead to death or disability. It also wipes out immune ...
Kennedy Jr., an ardent vaccine critic who would have been Weldon’s boss as health secretary. Perhaps Weldon’s biggest problem ...
State Rep. Tom Jones was in the hot seat Thursday morning as dozens of Democrats attended his monthly constituent event to question his offering of a free class on U.S.
Researchers are conducting a clinical trial to evaluate RE104, a novel psychedelic drug similar to 'magic mushrooms,' as a ...
For years, public-health authorities downplayed the risk that pathogens could spread via droplets light enough to circulate ...
The head of the Department of Health and Human Services sat in a Steak n Shake and suggested getting measles is better than ...
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 ...
Five years after the World Health Organization declared a global pandemic, there has been progress — and backsliding in the ...