In the time before widespread vaccination, young children often lost their lives to devastating infectious diseases that ran rampant in America. Over the next century, vaccines virtually wiped out ...

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

Parents are being prevented from vaccinating their children because of obstacles such as difficulty booking appointments and ...

Within one to two weeks, the cough becomes more intense — harsh, violent fits that leave you gasping for air. Sometimes, a ...

Before the vaccines, such illnesses were the main reason why nearly one in five children in 1900 never made it to their fifth ...