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Back-to-school time means shopping for school or dorm room supplies, picking classes and savoring summer's waning days.

A teenager who lost all four limbs because of a vaccination error has won a $12.6 million award in a lawsuit against the University of Miami medical school. The Miami jury reached the verdict Friday in the case of Shaniah Rolle of Miramar. A judge will likely reduce the award because jurors found Rolle's mother partly at fault for not giving her enough medication.

Health officials are concerned about the trend at a time when many infectious diseases are making a comeback.

The whooping cough vaccine given to babies and toddlers loses much of its effectiveness after just three years - a lot faster than doctors believed - and that could help explain a recent series of outbreaks in the U.S. among children who were fully vaccinated, a study suggests....

About 93% of parents said their children either had or were going to get all of the recommended vaccinations, and more than three-fourths said ...