A new vaccine that combines flu and COVID-19 protection in one shot shows promising results, but the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) says it wants more data before it can be approved.

Moderna researche...

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has chosen Dr. Vinay Prasad, a professor at the University of California-San Francisco, to lead its Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research. 

The division oversees vaccines and biologic medicines, including gene therapies, CNN reported.

Prasad is a hematologist-oncologist, a spec...

The shingles vaccine has benefits that stretch beyond protecting older adults from the painful skin condition, a new study says.

Folks who get the shingles jab have a 23% lower risk of health problems like stroke, heart failure and heart disease, researc...

Newborns can be effectively protected against respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) infection through the use of nirsevimab, a monoclonal antibody treatment, researchers report.

Babies treated with nirsevimab had an 83% reduced risk of hospitalization due t...

U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. plans to change how vaccines are tested in the U.S., a decision that could impact how quickly and widely vaccines are made available.

The department said the new plan will promote transparency, but many health experts warn it could affect vaccine access an...

Dr. Marty Makary had just finished his last surgery at Johns Hopkins when he stepped into one of the most powerful roles in American public health. 

Now, as the new commissioner of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), he's wasting no time charting a new course for the...

Novavax’s COVID-19 vaccine could soon receive full approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the company said Wednesday.

The update sent Novavax’s stock up more than 21% in early trading. It also helped ease fears that the decision had been delayed by the Trump Administration, The Associated Press reported.

Novavax makes the only protein-based <...

A panel of federal health experts on Wednesday recommended expanded vaccine options for several diseases, including respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), meningitis and a mosquito-borne illness called chikungunya.

The panel, known as the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP), makes vaccine use...

Hepatitis A vaccinations could be lagging among men who have sex with men due to a mistrust of medicine, particularly among racial and ethnic minority groups, a new study says.

Only about 60% of surveyed gay and bisexual men were fully vaccinated for hepatitis A, even though the U.S. Centers f...

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) now recommends extra measles protection for people traveling to areas with active outbreaks in the United States, CBS News reported.

In an April 8 letter, the CDC advised health departments that tr...

The shingles vaccine can do more than protect seniors from painful, blistering rashes.

It also appears to protect older folks from dementia, researchers say.

Seniors who got the shingles vaccine when it became available in the U.K. were 20% less li...