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.

On Dec. 5, a federal vaccine advisory panel voted to change the long-standing recommendation that all newborns receive a dose of the hepatitis B vaccine. The federal Advisory Committee on Immunization ...

DALLAS — A federal vaccine advisory panel voted on Friday morning to change the long-standing recommendation that all newborns receive a dose of the hepatitis B vaccine. The federal Advisory Committee ...

More parents are refusing a shot typically given at birth to reduce the risk of infant bleeding as part of what appears to be a growing trend, according to a new report and a previous study. A ...

One panelist accused the F.D.A. of withholding data on potential harms. The advisers also are reviewing research on vaccines given to pregnant women. By Apoorva Mandavilli Members of the federal ...

John Ellis was 16 when frequent stomach pains led to an unexpected diagnosis. His mother suggested they go to the doctor, and after a series of tests, the results took even Mr Ellis's mother, a nurse ...

Jeb Teichman’s phone rang just before midnight. As a pediatrician, he has received many late-night emergency calls. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and ...

U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s hand-picked vaccine advisory committee on Thursday recommended the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention adopt new restrictions on a combination shot ...

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s panel of federal vaccine advisors is set to discuss and potentially vote on changing the hepatitis B vaccine schedule for infants when they ...