By the end of the week before Thanksgiving-- the most recent period for which the department has data-- 7,765 flu cases had ...

CDC advisers delay vote at chaotic vaccine meeting. Dr. Jake Scott, a board-certified infectious diseases specialist and ...

The CDC’s vaccine advisory panel has delayed a vote on the hepatitis B vaccine for newborns, prompting local health officials ...

On Thursday, the CDC committee began a lengthy discussion, but tabled a vote until Friday. Health and Human Services ...

A CDC vaccine panel is deciding whether to keep a 30-year recommendation to vaccinate newborns for hepatitis B.

Jacobi Medical Center hosted a series of events in recognition of World AIDS Day in light of the U.S. government's decision ...

Health officials this week declared that influenza is now “prevalent” across the state, though only 20% of New Yorkers are ...

They found that starting cannabis use earlier in life was linked to a higher likelihood of future ER visits for hyperemesis ...

Vaccine advisers hand-picked by Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. expressed confusion about a vote ...

Norovirus, a stomach bug that causes vomiting and diarrhea, is surging again after a harsh season last winter. Here's what to ...

State health officials say this year's strain of the flu is "prevalent" across New York now and they urge people to get the ...

The federal vaccine panel appointed by Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is likely to decide on Thursday that the shots ...