You want the strongest, longest protection. An infectious disease M.D. names the ideal window for your seasonal vaccines, ...

It's winter and with the holidays near, the 2025-2026 flu season has hit the U.S. with flu cases on the rise in New Jersey, with doctors urging those who haven't gotten the flu shot to do so now.

The CDC recommends getting a flu shot by the end of October, but it is never too late to get vaccinated. The CDC recommends that everyone aged 6 months and older receive a flu shot each season. This ...

A new investigation from ProPublica has people once again talking about vitamin K shots for newborns. Here's what to know.

Limiting alcohol, intense exercise, and pain relievers after a flu shot may decrease side effects and improve your immune response. Side effects from the flu shot may include soreness at the injection ...

More than three-quarters of American adults didn’t get a covid shot last season, a figure that health care experts warn could rise this year amid new U.S. government recommendations. As millions of ...

Under its former childhood vaccine schedule, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommended that kids get 12 different vaccines protecting against 16 diseases before age 10. It didn’t ...

Vitamin K shots, which help the blood to clot, are one of three key interventions for newborns, along with an antibiotic eye ointment and the hepatitis B vaccine.