Recent updates to the child and adolescent immunization schedule from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) have sparked questions from families.

In light of the ongoing measles outbreak centered in South Carolina, Utah and Florida, we want to provide guidance on measles immunity, screening and testing.

Chickenpox, or varicella-zoster virus (VZV), is a highly contagious infection. Children aren’t the only people who can get the virus.

Taylor Billion arrived at the Nebraska Medicine ER one day in March in extreme pain. It took extraordinary collaboration from multiple teams to determine what was behind her symptoms.

A dangerous strain of bird flu is behaving in unprecedented ways, spreading through dairy cattle and showing signs of increased adaptation to mammals. The virus's evolution has health experts concerned about pandemic potential.

As we head into autumn, it's time to take stock of the current landscape of infectious diseases that have dominated headlines in recent years.

In February 2024, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, or CDC, recommended adults aged 65 and older receive a vaccine dose.

While tuberculosis cases are relatively low in the United States, the disease remains deadly for over 1 million people per year globally.

As flu season approaches, getting a flu shot and timing it right will help protect you and your loved ones from a potentially serious illness.

Advanced HIV happens when CD4 cells have been depleted low enough that the body is susceptible to opportunistic infections. With appropriate treatment, advanced HIV is generally no longer a lifelong diagnosis and can, in most cases, rebuild the immune system.