For young, healthy people who may be wondering, “do I need a COVID booster at all?”, having one annually is sensible.

Trump announced Thursday he'll nominate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to be secretary of the Health and Human Services Department, ...

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Massachusetts public health officials are also monitoring an increase in walking pneumonia in recent weeks, particularly ...

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It started as a minor disagreement. Since then, Supervisor Belia Ramos, in her first in-depth interview on the subject, says ...

It means pertussis and measles outbreaks will be happening under your watch and you'll be held responsible while your boss is ...

Donald Trump nominated anti-vaccine activist Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as HHS Secretary, causing a mix of concern among health professionals and support from vaccine skeptics.

RFK Jr.'s controversial health claims, including vaccine misinformation and unproven theories on fluoride, COVID, and AIDS, ...