Federal health officials are facing questioning about why this year’s flu vaccine isn’t giving good protection against the winter menace.
New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, a likely Republican candidate for president, said Monday that parents should have some choice on
[By Rabbi Yair Hoffman] A great debate has ensued between the state governments of New York and New Jersey versus
Some facts about how Ebola spreads: WHEN IS EBOLA CONTAGIOUS? Only when someone is showing symptoms, which can start with
The Following is VIA Yahoo.com The missteps in Dallas’s handling of the first Ebola case diagnosed in the United States
Ebola has arrived in the United States and people are frightened. The nation’s top infectious diseases expert says it’s perfectly
Ebola has arrived in the United States and people are scared. The nation’s top infectious diseases expert said it’s perfectly
New York’s school immunization requirements have been updated to be consistent with the most current recommendations. The State Department of
Health officials have confirmed a second U.S. case of a mysterious virus that has sickened hundreds in the Middle East.
Health officials confirmed the first case of an American infected with a mysterious virus that has sickened hundreds in the
Recent measles outbreaks in several different Canadian provinces have two Ontario parents concerned for their son, who couldn’t get the
A measles-like virus could be responsible for the deaths of hundreds of bottlenose dolphins along the East Coast
The Health Department announced today that it has identified 34 cases of measles in Brooklyn – 27 in Borough Park
The Rockland County Department of Health has identified a case of measles in Rockland County. During the Health Department’s investigation,
08:03: Two mortar shells from Syria landed in open fields in northern Israel on Monday night, an apparent spill over
The White House and Republicans kept up the unrelenting mudslinging Sunday over who’s to blame for roundly condemned budget cuts
Nearly half of babies and toddlers in the United States aren’t getting recommended vaccines on time, according to a study
Patients can refuse a flu shot. Should doctors and nurses have that right, too? That is the thorny question surfacing
Nearly everywhere around the world, people are living longer and fewer children are dying. But increasingly, people are grappling with
IDF soldiers operating in Shechem during the night arrested two wanted suspects. The terrorists hurled a number of bombs at
According to Health Ministry officials, dengue fever is on the rise and while officials are monitoring the situation, there are
[TLS VIDEO IN EXTENDED ARTICLE] YWN published a TLS report on Tuesday about two Lakewood children who contracted Whooping Cough, and
Two Lakewood infants are in critical condition after contracting Pertussis, TLS is reporting. Pertussis, also known as Whooping Cough, is
There’s been a three-fold increase in whooping cough cases in the city, and officials are urging anyone who cares for
A now-retracted British study that linked autism to childhood vaccines was an “elaborate fraud” that has done long-lasting damage to
Due to the economic downturn, more and more individuals and families are unable to avail themselves of preventative and life-saving
A U.K. medical regulator revoked the license of the doctor who first suggested a link between vaccines and autism and
Following a report on YWN regarding the rise of Mumps in the Los Angeles Jewish community, the Bikur Cholim organization
Amid an increasing number of mumps cases reported in Los Angeles County, the Department of Public Health today urged residents
CDC, in collaboration with public health officials in numerous states in the Northeast, continues to investigate a multi-state mumps outbreak.
The NYC Health Department continues to identify mumps cases in Brooklyn’s Jewish communities and is encouraging young adults – especially
The medical journal The Lancet on Tuesday retracted a controversial 1998 paper that linked the measles, mumps and rubella (MMR)
Below the article are important key facts about Swine Flu from the CDC NEW YORK — With Swine Flu spreading in
Many studies have shown no link between vaccines and autism; now it appears that the one study that did show
A New Jersey Senate panel today plans to debate whether to let parents exempt their children from vaccines. Sponsors say
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