The state of Illinois has joined a World Health Organization pandemic response network after the Trump administration withdrew the U.S. from the WHO.

Illinois will adopt the childhood vaccine schedule recently released by the American Academy of Pediatrics, in a rejection of ...

The American Medical Association is launching an effort to evaluate vaccine safety and effectiveness independently of U.S.

Lowering salt in everyday foods could quietly save lives. Researchers found that modest sodium reductions in bread, packaged ...

In the wake of the U.S. withdrawal from WHO, California is the first state to participate in the agency's disease monitoring network. Are others following?

Age Friendly Greater Pittsburgh’s goals include supporting healthy aging for older people in their neighborhoods. That can ...

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It’s the riskiest type of fat to carry, but scientists have been studying belly fat for decades. Here’s what you can glean ...

'House burping' is the latest trend taking over social media, with users flinging open the windows of their homes in the ...

The WHO has announced that the U.K. and five other European countries have lost their measles elimination status. Find out what this means.

International health officials plan to meet in a few months to reevaluate the United States’ measles-free status.

Be steady with sleep: The brain cleansing that happens during sleep is crucial for brain health, Dr. Krieger says. Sleep ...