Vaccines

U.S. health officials said they are concerned the upcoming flu season could be a bad one, based on reports from the Southern Hemisphere.

If this vaccine works in humans, it could mean one shot and you're protected for life from the flu virus.

A person in Florida has died from rabies after being bitten by a bat.

A potential new drug might protect infants from whooping cough in their first few months of life, before they can be vaccinated, early research suggests.

A single vaccine could potentially protect against two of the biggest bioterrorism threats — plague and anthrax.

Scientists have re-created a relative of the smallpox virus in a lab, from scratch.

Cancer vaccines showed promise in two small new studies.

Researchers in Georgia have developed a "microneedle patch" that can deliver the flu vaccine through a person's skin.

Would you be more likely to get your flu vaccine if, instead of getting a shot, you could simply apply a bandage-like patch to your skin?

Researchers say they are one step closer to developing a vaccine that could block heroin's addictive high.

A man in Brazil died of rabies in May after being bitten by a vampire bat.

Blood from one survivor of the West African Ebola outbreak contains remarkable antibodies.

People with celiac disease may face an increased risk of pneumococcal infections, a new meta-analysis finds.

CHICAGO — A new study finds that many people with either celiac disease or non-celiac gluten sensitivity are wary of vaccines — a finding that doctors say is concerning.

Researchers looked at the cases of nearly 300 U.S. children who died from the flu over four flu seasons.

In a rare case, a woman in the United States developed the bacterial infection tetanus after giving birth at home, according to a new report.

The real threat for those with autism is not vaccines but rather the proposed changes to Obamacare, which could reduce services for people with the condition.