A simple injection, often given in seconds, can mean the difference between life and death, health and disability. Yet, even ...

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A nine-year-old girl in Mumbai has died from rabies nearly six months after being scratched by a stray dog. Kashish Sahani, a Class 4 student, skipped the anti-rabies vaccine due to fear of injections ...

U.S. officials on Monday approved the first long-acting drug to protect babies and toddlers against a respiratory virus that sends tens of thousands of American children to the hospital each year. RSV ...

A new combination vaccine may reduce the number of injections required to keep infants and toddlers up to date with the United States infant immunization schedule recommended by the Centers for ...

You have probably been there yourself. In the emergency room, on the ski slope or at the ice rink, with a child who is in great pain. Their wrist is swollen and broken. Tears are flowing, and ...

The CDC recommends children between 2 and 8 years old be vaccinated with the nasal spray influenza vaccine, rather than the traditional injection, for the 2014-15 flu season. The recommendation is ...

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