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A certified medical assistant holds a syringe for a flu vaccine at a clinic in Seattle, on Wednesday, Sept. 10, 2025. Lindsey ...

Vaccine critics like to say that pediatricians profit from vaccines. This report found something very different.

Measles in South Carolina has spread to at least 789 people, surpassing the 2025 West Texas outbreak that sickened 762 people and killed two young girls. The majority of cases remain centered in ...

The case is the latest action taken by a state with an abortion ban against providers in states that support abortion rights.