In the South Carolina measles outbreak, the worst in the country for decades, pregnant women and children are at risk of severe disease.

Strep throat is a common and contagious bacterial infection, with a fairly sudden onset of scratchy throat pain, low-grade fever and headache, according to the Mayo Clinic. Treatment includes ...

In Maalimisaq’s Motherhood Circles, the most effective words often come not from doctors but fellow parents, such as Mirad Farah. Farah’s daughter was born premature. She worried the MMR shot would be ...

There’s a bug on the loose, and chances are it’s either caught you or someone you know. More formally known as the flu or a ...

A west suburban daycare worker is accused of giving laxatives to toddlers and telling the children it was candy.

Kid ’N Play star Christopher Reid reveals he's recovering after a heart transplant, opening up about his health scare, ...

Democratic Congresswoman Maxine Dexter (OR-03) announced plans to visit an Oregon family that was detained by immigration ...

Flu levels are rising once again across the United States, with emergency department visits increasing among children over 5, ...

Several school districts have put out warnings for parents to keep their kids at home following an active flu season.

Palestinians in Gaza watched with hope and impatience Sunday as workers laid the groundwork to reopen the territory's Rafah ...