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The 40-year-old 'vaccine court' relies on scientific evidence to determine whether a person experienced harm from a routine vaccination.

With little evidence or regulatory oversight, some mushroom products claim to improve cognitive function while posing a risk of serious side effects, including seizures and cardiovascular risk.

Abrupt policy changes and confusing public messaging have injected confusion in back-to-school vaccine protocols.

Grief affects the mind, body, emotions, nervous system and even deeply held beliefs - a reality many only grasp once loss arrives.

Now that the US has stopped funding Gavi, the vaccine alliance will likely become more dependent on philanthropy than ever before.

A prominent Nature study and related research raise the possibility that vaccines may have a broader role in experimental therapeutics outside the realm of infectious diseases.

Poison ivy and bees stings are among the most common outdoor menaces for people enjoying the outdoors.

The New York City shooter who sought to attack NFL offices said he had a degenerative brain disease, called chronic traumatic encephalopathy, thought to be related to playing contact sports like football.

Studies have linked ticks on 6 continents to alpha-gal syndrome and its unusual symptoms. An entomologist explains what this frustrating illness is.

The rate of stillbirth in the US is stubbornly high. Routine fetal autopsies for stillbirths can help reveal what's causing them.