Bonita Gibson, who turned 114 on July 4, revealed her secrets to longevity, including that one particular food, the potato, ...

It was 1959 and Duguay, of Clearwater, Florida, had polio. It mostly preyed on children and was one of the most feared ...

For decades, one of the world’s most contagious diseases was considered eradicated in the U.S. But today, measles is roaring ...

Pediatricians like me are worried that Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s vaccine advisers will make it harder for children to get the ...

More than 6 million Americans currently live with Alzheimer's disease, a number predicted to rise as our population ages.

It’s easy to forget how deadly whooping cough, measles, rubella, and polio once were—but for families who lost loved ones, ...

Callie Grace was born on Christmas Eve 2009 after Katie Van Tornhout and her husband tried for years for a baby.

Gibson became the oldest known living person in Michigan after the death of 114-year-old Irene Dunham on May 1, 2022. The ...

Cases of whooping cough are nearing record levels in Japan with the emergence of drug-resistant bacteria that are difficult ...

Four cases of measles were recently reported in the commonwealth, prompting health officials to discuss the importance of ...

As uptake rates improve for the seventh month, more newborns are protected from whooping cough. New figures released today by ...

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — The Centers for Disease Control announced 17 new cases of whooping cough, bringing the number of ...