About 133,000 Kenyan children missed out on important routine vaccines in 2024, a new World Health Organization (WHO) report shows.

A new rapid test panel for HIV, hepatitis B, and syphilis screening in pregnant women was unveiled at the International AIDS Society (IAS) Conference on HIV Science in Kigali on July 15. The test, ...

For generations, community water fluoridation has helped Marylanders enjoy better oral health, writes Celeste Ziara.

Women’s health has been ignored by researchers, and more studies are needed in wealthy and developing countries to tackle ...

A landmark breakthrough in HIV prevention — a scientific feat decades in the making — received final approval from the Food ...

The World Health Organization (WHO) has validated Senegal as having eliminated trachoma as a public health problem. Senegal ...

In 2024, 89% of infants globally – about 115 million – received at least one dose of the diphtheria, tetanus and pertussis ...

Scaling and root planing treats gum disease by removing plaque and smoothing roots. Learn what to expect before, during, and ...

Medical tourism for bariatric and weight-reduction surgery needs urgent regulation to protect recipients' health, especially ...

Republican lawmakers are considering clawing back $9 billion in federal funds, codifying a slice of cuts proposed by DOGE.

More than 14 million children around the world have not received a single dose of any vaccine, according to new data from the World Health Organization and UNICEF.

First responders in Pennsylvania conducted at least 16 water rescues and there were reports of more than 5 feet of water in some homes when over 7 inches of rain fell in less than five hours, ...