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Sharon BarbourHealth correspondent, BBC North East and CumbriaSuppliedMeasles had been largely been eradicated but, as the uptake of the jab has fallen, the number of cases has grown.Child health experts have said some parents may not vaccinate their children...

Stethoscopes powered by artificial intelligence (AI) could help detect three different heart conditions in seconds, researchers say.The original stethoscope, invented in 1816, allows doctors to listen to the internal sounds of a patient's body.A British team conducted a study...

A new study released Friday found that young children diagnosed with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, or ADHD, are often prescribed medication too quickly. The study, led by Stanford Medicine and published in JAMA Network Open, examined the health...

The Food and Drug Administration announced new federal guidance for COVID-19 vaccinations on Wednesday that put new restrictions on how millions of Americans will be able to access the shots as several states deal with a late-summer surge in...

Michelle RobertsDigital health editor, BBC NewsGetty ImagesYoung children in the UK will soon be offered a free chickenpox vaccine on the NHS. It will be added to the list of standard childhood vaccinations from January 2026, and there will...

Michelle RobertsDigital health editor, BBC News andAoife WalshBBC NewsGetty ImagesA shingles vaccine is also available on the NHS for all adults turning 65, those aged 70 to 79 and those aged 50 and over with a severely weakened immune...

The New Scientist Book Club made a jump backwards through time for our latest read, Alex Foster’s Circular Motion,...

Four senior officials with the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced their resignations in recent days, citing what they described as growing political interference in the agency's scientific work, particularly regarding vaccines.Two of...

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Washington — Sen. Bill Cassidy, a Louisiana Republican who chairs the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions, called on the Department of Health and Human Services Thursday to "indefinitely postpone" its vaccine advisory...