Vaccines work. Vaccines save lives but we are all at risk of vaccine-preventable diseases until everyone is convinced.

Data so far suggests that the virus can cause severe illness.

Low humidity might be what's causing flu outbreaks during the winter.

The two countries join many others who have recently eliminated malaria from within their borders.

If you want to save your brain, here are the do’s and don’ts from the new WHO guidelines.

A new vaccine might one-day replace surgery for cervical cancer.

Malaria still kills thousands of children in Africa each year -- but a vaccine might change all that.

Dubstep seems to entertain mosquitoes, which become less interested in feeding on humans or having sex.

"Our work has validated that the science is clear—vaccines are extremely safe,"

Peanut allergy is one of the most common food allergies.

Overall, the situation in the European Region is improving slowly to end TB by 2030.

Scientists have named it the Medusavirus.

A few days' exposure to ambient air pollution was associated with increased risk of death from asthma.

Additional breast milk could protect premature babies with brain injuries.

The challenge is greater in the world’s poorest countries.

Vaccines work, definitely!

Dengue is a mosquito-borne disease that causes flu-like symptoms but can be lethal and kill up to 20% of those...

Real doctors and healthcare professionals support vaccines to stave off potentially deadly infections.

Do you have chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)? The annual flu vaccine can be a lifesaver for you.

This is especially true among older or sicker people.

Flu vaccines also offer protection against heart failure.

Countries need to account for health in all cost-benefit analyses of climate change mitigation.

The global disease burden of meningitis remains unacceptably high.

Thanksgiving does not always go as planned especially if you get sick with the flu or gastroenteritis (sometimes called “stomach...

An aggressive campaign of producers of baby formula has led to a decrease in breastfeeding rates.

The figures suggest that one in five men and one in six women will develop the disease in their lifetime.

Flu vaccine seems more effective in women; men recover faster from the flu.

Bombali is not a portmanteau of Bombay and Bali; it is a novel virus in bats in Sierra Leone.

Pregnant women can be reassured there is no risk of autism to their babies due to Tdap vaccine.

A new study suggests obesity may play an important role in flu transmission.

Sorry, ladies.

Bats can maintain just enough defenses against illness without triggering the immune systems from going into overdrive

Norovirus is a silent killer, being one of the most dangerous bugs out there.

The first case was reported in the Netherlands.

Parotitis may be a complication of infection with the influenza virus.

Science is making great progress in eradicating the infection that kills 1.7 million annually.

Could we be drawing close to finally defeating this disease?

There is no cure for yellow fever, but there is a vaccine.

There is currently no antiviral treatment or vaccine for camel flu.

It's not as simple as you'd think.