Surgical complications could make some patients boomerang back to the hospital. And health care professionals are working to improve care for these patients.

Vaccines and booster shots are often associated with kids, but they may be crucial for adults' health, too.

Despite its name, the chikungunya virus has nothing to do with chickens. It may, however, have something to do with rheumatoid arthritis (RA).

Coughing, fever, aches and pains. Flu symptoms can be miserable. Good news, though — a medication may shorten that misery.

As new cases of Ebola in Liberia begin to wane, GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) has dispatched its first shipment of an experimental Ebola vaccine in an effort to put a stop to the spread of the virus.

A group of US pediatricians has called for parents to get their children vaccinated for measles in response to an outbreak that began in Disneyland in California last December.

Heart risks can show up in some surprising places.

That nightcap or glass of wine with dinner may be doing more than just relaxing you at the end of a long day. It could be boosting your heart health.

While the Ebola epidemic in West Africa is far from over, one country is free of the virus.

It's relatively new, but the rotavirus vaccine may be an effective way to stop the spread of rotavirus in kids.