vaccines

This week on Healthlink on Air: Dr. Dana Savici, chief of pulmonary critical care at Upstate University Hospital, details how COVID-19 affects the lungs and how the disease is treated in hospital critical care units. Dr. Kris Paolino tells how people can volunteer for a clinical trial of a new yellow fever vaccine. Dr. Hesham Masoud explains how sleep apnea increases a person's risk for stroke.

This isn't the first big vaccine rollout, and the past holds lessons for the pandemic present. Here's a look at how the polio vaccine overcame U.S. hesitancy.

The Tuskegee syphilis study is often cited as a reason why Black Americans might hesitate on the COVID-19 vaccine. But many say it's current racism in health care and Tuskegee is used as an excuse.

The power of family history can lead a person to do a lot of things. For Howard Berkes, the family tradition of facing crises head-on led him to sign up for experimental testing of a COVID-19 vaccine.

As the U.S. prepares for what will likely be the largest vaccination program in its history, the Trump administration plans to loan $590 million to a Connecticut company with a novel technology.

Two new human studies back earlier hints that vaccines designed to prevent respiratory infections might also provide some protection against Alzheimer's disease.

Telemedicine has its limits. And postponing shots could lead to a resurgence of diseases like measles. Doctors are taking steps to make their offices safe for kids who need to come in.

A local infectious disease expert is criticizing a billboard in Syracuse, paid for by an anti-vaccination organization.The billboard, along I-690 West…

A state appeals court in Seneca County has upheld New York’s elimination of religious exemptions to vaccine requirements.The ruling from State Supreme…

Most schools in New York should be done making sure students comply with new state laws regarding vaccinations. Children in school now, who had religious…