Experts attribute the increase in autism diagnoses to broader definitions and improved detection methods, alongside potential genetic and environmental factors.

To estimate how common autism is, the CDC checked health and school records for 8-year-olds, because most cases are diagnosed by that age. Other researchers have their own estimates, but experts say ...

As measles outbreaks popped up across the U.S. this winter, pediatricians waited for the nation's public health agency to ...

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's vaccine experts are expected to vote on expanding access to respiratory ...

About 1 in every 31 children was diagnosed with autism by age 8 in 2022, up from 1 in 36 in 2020, according to the CDC report ...

Many people aren’t benefiting from the shingles vaccine now. Not only can it prevent shingles — it also may protect the brain ...

A kesis or priest, waves a censer burning incense as he walks through rows of congregants at Re'ese Adbarat Debre Selam Kidist Mariam Churc ...

Spillover from the politicization of the COVID pandemic has eroded vaccine confidence, but everyday people can play a role in ...

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, headed by Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, announced a restructuring of the ...

CDC autism report disputes RFK Jr’s claims about why the condition is on the rise - Experts attribute increase in case ...

A new CDC report suggests autism diagnosis rates continue to rise in the U.S., sparking inflammatory rhetoric from government ...

For the first time in US history, more women over the age of 40 are having kids compared to teen moms, according to new data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). This reflects ...