"And suddenly I had a chronic illness I didn't even know about."Born in Florida in 1975, Wang grew up before the hepatitis B vaccine was routinely given to newborns. For years, she assumed she had been infected by her mother,

Under the direction of Robert F. Kennedy Jr., federal health officials have changed guidance on hepatitis B vaccines, potentially affecting millions of California infants who are at risk of dying from liver cancer later in life if they contract the virus.

In a Phase 1 trial, women responded well to the novel vaccine. More research is needed to determine whether it can stop the cancer from recurring or possibly prevent it entirely.

It is proving difficult to encourage care workers to take the flu vaccine due to myths on social media, the chief executive of the Independent Health Care Providers has said. Pauline Shepherd said providers were trying everything to boost uptake of the vaccine among workers - but that social media played a big part in fuelling misinformation.

The agency claimed that 10 children’s deaths were linked to the shots, although it did not release evidence to support the assertions.

But new research suggests that a vaccine designed to protect you from shingles may have an unexpected hidden perk: It could lower your risk of dementia—and slow progression of the disease if you happen to develop it.

Those eligible for a vaccine can access jabs from the NHS, but experts say that people have turned to pharmacies for convenience.

The book traverses India’s active role in global vaccine research landscape from 1890s to 1940s; the next two decades—1950s and 60s—that can be dubbed as the dark ages for vaccine research, during whi

Sarah Bridges’ advocacy followed a seven-year fight to get the federal government to recognize her son’s disability as a vaccine injury.