It was 1959 and Duguay, of Clearwater, Florida, had polio. It mostly preyed on children and was one of the most feared ...

These illnesses were the main reason why nearly one in five children in 1900 never made it to their fifth birthday. Over the ...

The government has moved to reassure the public on the safety and efficacy of the Measles-Rubella and Typhoid Conjugate Vaccines (TCV) being rolled out under the national immunization programme, amid ...

For decades, one of the world’s most contagious diseases was considered eradicated in the U.S. But today, measles is roaring ...

Duale noted that drug-resistant typhoid strains are on the rise, making the disease more difficult and costly to treat.

I read a recent column of yours in which you said that everyone my age can assume we’ve had measles. I remember having measles in the second grade but have a vague memory of my ...

There have been more measles cases in the US this year than any other since the disease was declared eliminated a ...

In the early days of the West Texas measles outbreak, Thang Nguyen eyed the rising number of cases and worried. His 4-year-old son was at risk because he had received only the first of the vaccine's ...

Ministry of Health will vaccinate children against typhoid and measles-rubella from July 5, to July 14, as Kenya faces ...

The Ministry of Health (MOH) has launched a plan for an integrated Measles-Rubella and Typhoid Conjugate vaccine campaign ...

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Getting rubella while pregnant shaped two lives With a mother’s practiced, guiding hand, 80-year-old Janith Farnham helped steer her 60-year-old daughter’s walker through a Sioux Falls art center.