Immunisation is a child's first line of defense against life-threatening diseases, such as measles, polio hepatitis, tetanus, whooping cough, and mumps, although the timely vaccination provides ...

Texas is reporting a significant increase in cases of pertussis, or better known as whooping cough, a highly contagious ...

Spread the loveIt had been on Thursday, November 6 when NYC Second Chance Rescue received a desperate call from a municipal ...

CDC recommends specific doses for MMR and Hepatitis B through age 64? See the full list of shots suggested for the 50+ age group and understand what these key vaccines prevent.

They said “find beauty in nature.” We did right next to a pile of antique bottles, half a horseshoe, and a suspiciously shiny ...

Researchers propose that the U.S. could safely drop adult tetanus and diphtheria boosters, saving $1 billion annually, since childhood vaccinations provide decades of protection. Evidence from the U.K ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Successful childhood vaccine schedules have rendered tetanus and diphtheria boosters unneeded, The move would ...

When your child sustains a cut, scrape, or puncture wound, as parents the first instinct is to ask, 'Do they need a tetanus shot?' As per the expert, it's a valid question since tetanus is a ...

For generations, adults in the U.S. have been told to roll up their sleeves for a tetanus and diphtheria booster every 10 years. But new research from Oregon Health & Science University suggests this ...

Nineteen-year-old Joe Heck in his Selden home with his mother, Elena, a nurse practitioner, on March 20. He needs a walker to steady himself and struggles to build Lego displays — therapy for the fine ...

Officials from the Telangana Drugs Control Administration (DCA) conducted a raid at Sri Nandini Pharma in Sultan Bazaar and discovered improper storage of temperature-sensitive medicines on Wednesday.

Doha, Qatar: The Ministry of Public Health (MoPH) has launched its annual vaccination campaign today (Sunday), targeting Year 10 students to protect them against tetanus, diphtheria, and whooping ...