vaccine

AP - A vaccine against cervical cancer hasn't been all that popular for girls. It may be even a harder sell for boys now that it's been recommended for them too. More...

AP - A vaccine against cervical cancer hasn't been all that popular for girls. It may be even a harder sell for boys now that it's been recommended for them too. More...

For patients with advanced melanoma, the most dangerous type of skin cancer, a vaccine combined with an immune-boosting drug is showing promise in a large clinical trial. Therapeutic cancer vaccines, unlike typical vaccines that prevent infections, are meant to jump-start the immune system to...

Whooping cough, also known as pertussis, has claimed the 10th victim in California, in what health officials are calling the worst outbreak in 60 years. Since the beginning of the year, 5,978 confirmed, probable and suspected cases of the disease have been reported in California. All of the...

CDC: U.S. teen vaccination rate increased ATLANTA, U.S. teen vaccination rates, though improved, leave a lot to be desired, so if teens are uninsured parents should ask about free vaccines, officials say. Dr. Anne Schuchat, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's National...

'Universal' flu vaccine being developed BETHESDA, Md., A "universal" flu vaccine effective against many different strains of flu virus could be a reality within a few years, U.S. researchers say. Early animal trials of such a vaccine using a "two-step" method of immunization have begun and...