For those of you that don't know what SMA 1 is, it is the most severe muscular disease that a baby can get," Jesy Nelson said ...

A 10-month-old Enid baby fights for life with respiratory illnesses. Family organizes blood drives and seeks support as ...

Instead of recommending the hepatitis B vaccine for all newborns, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention now officially advises women who test negative for the virus to consult health care ...

Dec 16 (Reuters) - The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Tuesday ended a long-standing recommendation that all U.S. newborns receive the hepatitis B vaccine, leaving it instead to ...

In Bob Odenkirk’s latest action thriller, he discovers that his small town is far from “Normal.” Odenkirk reteamed with his “Nobody” writer Derek Kolstad and producer Marc Provissiero (also from ...

Vaccines aren’t the only near-miraculous medical intervention some Americans are turning their backs on. New research out today finds that more newborns are not receiving a safe supplement that ...

Upending decades-old guidance, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s vaccine advisory committee voted to no longer issue a blanket recommendation that all newborns receive a hepatitis B ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Dr. Judy Stone focuses her writing on infectious diseases. Updated, Dec. 5: This story, originally published Dec. 4, has been ...

New moms and their babies will likely see a change in preventative treatment after they give birth, because of a decision by a federal vaccine panel that weakens longstanding guidance on the hepatitis ...

Dr. Higgins is affiliated with the American Academy of Pediatrics, Immunize Colorado, and Colorado Chooses Vaccines. These are volunteer roles. The committee advising the Centers for Disease Control ...

A key vaccine advisory panel for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Friday voted in favor of reversing long-held guidance for newborn hepatitis B vaccinations. After months of ...

The altered Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices, without new data to justify a reassessment, will no longer recommend universal hepatitis B vaccination at birth. The committee voted 8–3 to ...