Vaccines

At least 36 students at a North Carolina school with a heavy anti-vaccine population have been sickened after an outbreak of the chickenpox virus, health officials said.

Low levels of public confidence in vaccines in the European Union are pushing immunization rates down and the number of disease outbreaks up, according to an expert report on Tuesday.

A new study released this week is urging pregnant women to get a flu shot this year. 

Two Air Force physicians who lost their 4-year-old son to complications of the flu last Christmas Eve are hoping their #FluShotsforLeon campaign helps others understand the importance of getting vaccinated against the flu.

100,000 children born in 2015 are estimated to not have had a single vaccine to ward off several diseases alarming health experts.

The World Health Organization says the risk of the deadly Ebola virus spreading from Congo is now "very high" after two confirmed cases were discovered near the Uganda border.

While the Zika virus is feared for its ability to severely harm brain development and neurological health, researchers are seeking to use that power in an attempt to target aggressive brain cancer.

Minnesota travelers, be alert — health officials have a message for you: be on the lookout for measles symptoms.

Warning of a potential severe flu season, the Centers for Disease Control recommends anyone over 6 months old get the vaccination by the end of October.