A new study found that by 2035, almost 50% of Americans will be medically obese. In 1990, that number was just 20%. Nonwhite ...

The AAP’s updated vaccine guidance marks a significant break in decades of collaboration with the CDC. Here’s what you need to know. The CDC now recommends hepatitis A, hepatitis B, and meningococcal ...

NPR's Steve Inskeep asks Andrew Racine, president of the American Academy of Pediatrics, why the group is breaking with the CDC on vaccine recommendations for children.

The CDC's revised schedule reduces routine vaccines from 17 to 11 diseases, with some vaccines now for high-risk groups or ...

The leading group of pediatricians in the U.S. continues to recommend kids get shots to protect them from 18 diseases.

The AAP is recommending immunization against 18 diseases.​ Earlier this month, the CDC reduced its recommendations for ...

Dr. Kirk Milhoan, head of the CDC's vaccine advisory panel, questioned whether broad recommendations are necessary for polio ...

An audit of U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) public databases found that nearly half of routinely ...

America’s pediatricians and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention were once in lockstep on how vaccines impact child ...

Kansas City Chiefs legend J.C. Pearson is an NFL Alumni ambassador for the ‘ GEAR UP Against Cancer ’campaign’s fight against ...

The withdrawal is set to take effect this week, although WHO officials may not officially accept it because the US has unpaid ...

William Foege, who has died aged 89, was the epidemiologist responsible for devising a successful vaccination strategy in the ...