BOSTON (AP) _ Boston health officials are vaccinating hundreds of homeless residents against a bacterial infection that killed a homeless man earlier this week.
The Boston Globe reports the victim was among three homeless men who've come down with meningococcemia this year...
This measles outbreak has sparked a lot of controversy across the country. Some people, the anti-vaxxers, believe that exposing our children to "unnecessary" medical treatments actually puts their health at risk. They go against medical advice from doctors when it comes to vaccines that have proven to ward off dangerous illnesses, like measles...
Most of the vaccinations we receive in life come when we are kids. And most of the time our parents are the ones taking us to get them. But as you get older and enter your teen years, there are still some preventative measures that need to be taken.
It's time to get your flu vaccine, and this fall some brands promise a little extra protection.
For the first time, certain vaccines will guard against four strains of flu rather than the usual three.
An experimental vaccine for Type 1 diabetes is showing promise in early testing. The vaccine aims to shut down immune cells that attack the pancreas and kill cells that secrete insulin, while leaving the rest of the immune system alone. Research...