An uncommon disease that only appears in a few cases each year across New York state has been detected in the Capital Region ...

Pertussis, or whooping cough, is on the rise and incidence now exceeds pre-pandemic numbers. While in adults and older ...

Conservative antibiotic therapy is safe and effective for pediatric peritonsillar abscess, with older children and children ...

Health officials are closely monitoring a rare but serious illness after a student at Guilderland Elementary School was ...

The head of the American Academy of Pediatrics says it is working with states like Colorado to ensure children get vaccinated ...

Metabolic dysfunction–associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD) has become the leading cause of chronic liver disease in pediatric populations, reflecting ...

ATLANTA — U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s new vaccine advisers alarmed pediatricians Wednesday by announcing inquiries into some long-settled questions about children’s shots. Opening ...

Before antibiotics, 10 to 20 percent of people infected with typhoid fever died of the disease; now, with prompt treatment, ...