Shingles vaccine may help prevent or slow dementia. An unusual public health policy in Wales may offer the strongest evidence so far that a vaccine can lower dementia risk. In a new study led by ...

A unique vaccine rollout in Wales gave researchers an accidental natural experiment that revealed a striking reduction in ...

ITHACA, N.Y. (WBNG) -- Health officials are warning that visitors to the Ithaca Science Center on Saturday, Nov. 15, between 2 p.m. and 5 p.m., may have been exposed to the chickenpox virus.

Archana Koirala has worked on research funded by Australian Government Department of Health, Disability and Ageing and NSW Health. She is the chair of Vaccination Special Interest Group (VACSIG) and a ...

Alerts have been issued about the rising number of chickenpox cases in Northern New South Wales this year. Meanwhile, chickenpox continues to spread across Australia with 2,010 notified cases so far ...

Being covered in itchy red bumps isn’t anybody's idea of a good time. Even though the chickenpox vaccine has reduced cases by nearly 90 percent since it was introduced, it’s still possible to get this ...

Dan Baumgardt does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond ...

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 — In the last week, five people in the city’s schools came down with chickenpox. School staff are contact tracing and unvaccinated students who were in contact with someone sick have to ...

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 ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. The new acting director of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has announced changes to the ...

ATLANTA — Acting CDC Director and Deputy Secretary of Health and Human Services Jim O’Neill has approved new recommendations from an advisory panel on immunizations. The updated guidance calls for ...