The word "influenza" originally stemmed from the medieval Latin influentia at a time when fluids emanating from heavenly ...

Medical groups sue to halt CDC vaccine advisory meeting and new child immunization guidelines under Health Secretary RFK Jr. Read more here.

The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention can maintain its 6-month age minimum for imported puppies, the U.S. Court ...

A seventh child in Massachusetts has died from the flu, according to the state’s health department, as national pediatric deaths continue to rise and appear on track to outpace last season’s ...

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s sweeping efforts to upend U.S. immunization policies are set to ...

BOSTON (SHNS) – Massachusetts has recorded six pediatric deaths this flu season, a top public health official said Wednesday.

Shasta County health officials report two new measles cases, bringing the total to eight. The new patients had close contact with the first case and isolated early, preventing public exposure.

The implication, some say, is that when TAVI expanded to lower-risk patients in 2019, death rates rose—not so fast, say ...

We generally don't think of mealtime as a risky part of our day, but some foods require extra caution. About the experts Amanda Kinchla, MS, is the food science extension specialist at the University ...

Federal health officials reported 145 new measles cases amid outbreaks across 20 states over the past week, raising the ...

Gregory M. SchwartzAmherst , MA - Gregory M. Schwartz passed away on January 24, 2026. He was born in New Haven CT on June 21, 1956, and grew up in Hamden CT, where he first learned to ride a bike.

THAT’S RIGHT. ERICA. AND THERE WAS REALLY AN EMOTIONAL PRESS CONFERENCE THAT HAPPENED EARLIER HERE TODAY WHERE MANY OF THOSE OFFICIALS WERE ACTUALLY CLOSE PERSONAL FRIENDS WITH SOME OF THE PEOPLE ON ...