Advisers to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommended against flu shots containing the ingredient thimerosal. Why is the additive, safely used since the 1930s, being questioned again?

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“If you’re out all day long, try to do a quick check for ticks every few hours,” said Bobbi Pritt at the Mayo Clinic. “When ...

Wet weather this spring — and two years ago — could lead to an increase in ticks in Colorado, though the Front Range will get a break from them during the heat of summer.

The Trump administration appears to be expanding RSV vaccinations to some adults starting at age 50, down from 60, following ...

Respiratory syncytial virus is common but it can be dangerous for some infants and young kids. Here's everything parents need ...

Weeks after President Donald Trump took office, multiple government webpages referencing gender and sexual orientation ...

Early Thursday afternoon, the House approved a budget reconciliation bill that not only would make permanent many of ...

That whole meeting was a travesty,” says Fiona Havers, a physician and epidemiologist. After the ACIP firings, Havers ...

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HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins have expressed interest in letting H5N1 ...

Biosafety level (BSL)-3 facilities exist in a diffuse regulatory environment, where requirements depend on factors such as the kinds of pathogens under study, the type of research being conducted, and ...