vaccines

It's a shocking number. Last year, nearly 90,000 people around the world died from measles.

It's been one of those days where the truth is stranger than fiction.

As ACSH's Ana Dolaskie approaches the final weeks of pregnancy, she is making sure all her vaccinations are up-to-date. This includes the TDAP vaccine (Tetanus-Diphtheria-Pertussis) and influenza shot.

By Rebecca Chisholm, University of Melbourne and

It's impossible to keep up with every "alternative fact" or crazy conspiracy theory on the Internet. By the time a lie has circled the globe, the Truth has just put its shoes on1.

There have been a few images in the news in the past few years that have made tears roll down my face as soon as I saw them. I don't have even to say what they were - you know already.

The HPV vaccine has been the subject of some controversy in the United States.

Today, in a world where important information is shared using only 140 characters, when someone sits down to write a letter, it tends to mean something. When that letter is signed by over 350 national organizations, t

Every year, the recommended childhood and adolescent vaccine schedules are reviewed, adjusted and approved by the following governing bodies:  American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices of the Centers f

Good news. Important information on vaccines is getting through to Americans – and that's a big win for science and public health in the United States.