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Vaccines do not cause autism. You’ve almost certainly read that before — but often without a full explanation of how we know ...

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From hepatitis to scabies and food poisoning — the war has caused countless devastating, and often deadly, ailments.

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While you wait for the groundhog to make his determination this weekend, take some time to buff up your knowledge of rheumatoid arthritis, a chronic autoimmune disease that affects about 1.5 million ...

Over-exposure to an allergen also raises the risk of allergies, says David Cor ry, MD, professor of medicine in the section ...

In a Senate hearing, Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. said that efforts to address the high rates of chronic disease need to start with ...

Kennedy Jr., President Trump's pick for health secretary, has falsely linked vaccines to autism and argued people should have ...

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On a global scale, childhood maltreatment is associated with a higher risk for developing some immune-mediated inflammatory disorders.

Having a close relative who’s diagnosed with celiac increases your risk of developing it, but even having multiple relatives with the disease is no guarantee you’ll end up with it. You may learn more ...