Over the past decade, the rate of deaths due to chronic liver disease has jumped from 10.5 per 100,000 people in the U.S. in 2014 to 14.4 deaths per 100,000 ...

Instead of acting fast to prevent a measles comeback, U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., has undermined public health officials by eroding trust in vaccines.

The CDC's vaccine advisory panel meets Thursday and Friday to discuss recommendations for the hepatitis B vaccine and the ...

U.S. Sen. Bill Cassidy's vociferous opposition to the nation’s tightening vaccination policies is becoming more pointed, ...

A federal vaccine advisory committee on Thursday voted to delay a decision on whether newborns should still get the hepatitis ...

Vaccine advisers to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are meeting today, and they could vote on possible changes to the childhood vaccination schedule. Follow here for live updates ...

Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-La.) on Thursday called a federal vaccine advisory committee “totally discredited” ahead of a vote on ...

New CDC data shows Louisiana ranks number one in week-by-week increases of suspected influenza cases. However, a Lake Charles doctor says the surge is not cause for alarm.

BATON ROUGE, La. (KALB) - Louisiana’s first surgeon general, Dr. Ralph Abraham, will take on the new role of principal deputy ...

After losing thousands of staffers and facing attacks this year, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is hampered in its ability to protect the public from health problems and emergencies.