The acting CDC director adopted controversial guidance from the agency's advisory panel, upending a decadeslong policy. The ...

The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention officially abandoned universal hepatitis B vaccination for newborns on Tuesday, signing off on its vaccine advisers’ recommendation for individual ...

The committee’s vote Tuesday followed a decision by a federal vaccine advisory committee earlier this month to no longer recommend hepatitis B vaccines for all newborns.

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Tuesday adopted its advisers' recommendation allowing parents, in ...

The CDC formally approved a major change to the childhood immunization schedule by dropping the long-standing recommendation ...

The COVID-19 vaccines developed for the 2024-2025 respiratory disease season were around 75% effective at preventing ...

The American Academy of Pediatrics updated its COVID-19 vaccination recommendations for preventing severe disease in children.

Tailoring breast cancer screening to a woman's individual cancer risk might work better than annual mammograms, researchers ...

A Centers for Disease Control and Prevention committee voted to eliminate a recommendation that all newborn babies receive a vaccine against hepatitis B, ending a policy that has been in place since ...

These developments have prompted states to preserve scientifically backed services where they can: state-regulated private insurance plans, Medicaid, and public health programs. State policymakers ...

A former director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and a former CDC chief medical officer will advise the ...

RSV, and influenza show continued safety and substantial effectiveness against hospitalization across various populations.