By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews Vietnam health officials recently reported (computer translated) on a 17-month-old girl from Ha Nam presenting to the hospital with high fever and a body rash. The...

The CDC recently reported 465 measles cases in 19 states across the country, including seven outbreaks. This is the second-greatest number of cases reported in the U.S. since measles was eliminated in...

Today, the American Medical Association (AMA)  issued a letter to the CEOs of six tech giants– Amazon, Facebook, Google, Pinterest, Twitter and YouTube–urging them to ensure their users have...

Here is a look at some interesting infectious disease and health news, opinion and research reported across the globe: Study Traces Origins of Chikungunya in Brazil New evidence suggests that Chikungunya virus...

I recently saw an Open letter to Vermont legislators several years ago who were considering vaccine legislation from an immunologist named Dr Tetyana Obukhanych. The letter was resurrected and published...

On today’s show, I want to continue my discussion with experts on the measles situation in the US and vaccines and the antivaccine movement. But I also want to look at the Ebola outbreak in DRC. Joining...

Ukraine health officials reported an additional 3,279 measles during the fourth week of the year (1,350 adults and 1,299 children), bringing the total to 11,757 people from December 28, 2018 to January...

The Malaysian Ministry of Health reports there is much anti-vaccine propaganda on social media, which is influencing the public to reject life-saving vaccinations based on bad information. The Ministry...

Research at Brighton and Sussex Medical School (BSMS) has found that information available online can provide unreliable information based on old, ‘weak’ scientific studies. The study ‘Fake...

In Jan. 2017, then Cleveland Clinic doctor, Dr. Daniel Neides, wrote an Op-Ed entitled, Make 2017 the year to avoid toxins (good luck) and master your domain: Words on Wellness, which questioned the...