As of mid-December, flu, COVID, and RSV activity are relatively low throughout most of the U.S., but rates of all three are climbing just as many Americans travel and gather for the holidays. And, for ...

Americans are impacted by various forms of gun violence—including suicide, homicide, and unintentional deaths, as well as nonfatal gunshot injuries, threats, and exposure to gun violence within their ...

Since 1991, when the CDC and the American Academy of Pediatrics recommended hepatitis B vaccination for all newborns, infections with hepatitis B virus in children and teens have decreased by 99%.

Following decades of development, the United States’ first mRNA vaccines hit the market in 2020 in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, saving millions of lives and allowing the nation to adeptly ...

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Some wellness influencers warn against consuming seed oils, blaming them for a range of health problems and characterizing them as toxic. Scientific studies consistently show otherwise. “There is ...

The vast majority of vector-borne diseases in the U.S. are caused by ticks and the viruses, bacteria, and parasites they carry. Baumgarth, a professor in Molecular Microbiology and Immunology and ...

A recent study led by researchers in the Department of Health, Behavior and Society (HBS) at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health analyzes the latest marketing trends for oral nicotine ...

In 1971, the FDA approved the measles-mumps-rubella (MMR) vaccine, which combined three vaccines that had been approved previously—in 1963, 1967, and 1969, respectively. The vaccine has proven safe ...

Editor's note: This article was updated on March 25. A measles outbreak in the southwestern United States continues to grow as public health officials work to contain the spread and boost vaccination ...

As with any drug or medical product, when we decide to take a vaccine, we want to feel confident that its benefits outweigh any possible risks. Scientists and public health researchers take those ...

Vaccines are the silent heroes of public health. Not only do they help protect people everyday from disease—they’ve helped to eradicate deadly pathogens like smallpox. Over the last 50 years, vaccines ...