Donald G. McNeil Jr., a former New York Times global health reporter, is author of “The Wisdom of Plagues.” Given how much ...

They began to collect throat swabs from patients. They took a sample from the mouth of 11-year-old schoolboy David Edmonston ...

Measles was declared eliminated in the United States in the year 2000 due to an effective vaccine. But a quarter century ...

Now he’s HHS secretary, not a gadfly, as unvaxxed children are hospitalized.

Over the past month, the virus has spread in areas with low vaccination rates, and most of those affected are minors.

There are nearly 100 cases of measles across Texas and New Mexico, sparking concerns as springtime approaches. Obama White ...

Twenty-five years ago, the World Health Organization and U.S. officials celebrated a WHO declaration that a highly successful ...

The Wall Street Journal’s editorial board published an op-ed Monday calling on Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary ...

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. told agency employees that a commission formed by President Donald ...

Kennedy's statements have raised concerns about his childhood vaccine commitment to Republican Senator Bill Cassidy.

Texas reported 90 cases this week, while New Mexico reported nine. A majority of the cases have been in a Texas county where ...