Vaccines

Was Princess Diana's death an accident? People who feel strongly that it wasn't may be skeptical about vaccines, too.

A single vaccine seemingly protects against multiple strains of flu.

Flu season is off to an early — and severe — start, with rates of hospitalizations and deaths from flu higher than what's typical for this time of year.

When a man complains of cold or flu symptoms, it may not be fair to dismiss his laments as simply a case of "man flu."

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.