East Tennessee floodwaters are filled with debris, and they could be carrying diseases and other health risks in the ...

Infants and young children receive 5 doses of the TDaP vaccine starting at 2 months of age. This protects against diphtheria, ...

A medical response unit from Jackson, Tennessee arrived in Unicoi County shortly after generational flooding tore through the ...

Data from the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services shows that vaccination rates are dropping and religious ...

Many experts now recommend applying a thin layer of petroleum jelly or Vaseline, instead of an antibiotic ointment. You want ...

Tetanus can't be cured, so once it starts, the disease must run its course. Treatment involves managing symptoms and complications until the toxin's effects wear off. Tetanus shots protect for about ...

A pediatrician's office in Newport is helping people in the county who have been without water for nearly a week after ...

Throughout the country the numbers of people contracting pertussis, aka whooping cough, have skyrocketed. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported 14,569 cases of pertussis so far this ...

The treatment of tetanic spasms and rigidity is one of the most important aspects in the management of tetanus, as it is very crucial to the outcome. Uncontrolled tetanic spasms are life-threatening ...

Helene left a trail of destruction after it made landfall Wednesday along Florida's Big Bend. See safety tips for residents ...

New government data shows that a record number of kindergartners were exempted from the required shots during the last school ...