Healthbeat reports South Carolina's measles outbreak surged from 5 to 991 cases, mainly among unvaccinated children, due to low vaccination rates.
The reasons are not fully understood, but changes in the gut microbiome are believed to play a role.
“This is a massive flaw in the system – and one that cost my daughter dearly."
Public health campaigns had made significant strides toward eradicating diseases like elephantitis and river blindness. But this progress has since unraveled with the second Trump administration.
The New Hampshire House of Representatives is considering a bill that would exempt some pets from booster shots intended to protect against rabies, but state veterinarians said the proposal was not founded on solid data. Rep. Keith Ammon, a New Boston Republican, is the prime sponsor of House Bill 1488, which would allow pet owners […]
"All we wanted to do was to help our girl, but we felt powerless."
An international team of archaeologists used graveyards in Denmark to investigate social exclusion based on illness.
A contingent of vaccine skeptics in the New Hampshire House of Representatives has again brought a slate of vaccine-related legislation to the State House in 2026. Some proposals go further than others. House Bill 1811 seeks to eliminate nearly all vaccine requirements in New Hampshire outright, while House Bill 1719 targets just the hepatitis B […]
Healthbeat reports the resurgence of the New World screwworm threatens U.S. cattle, highlighting the fragility of food security systems.