If HPV is left untreated, it can cause cervical and head and neck cancers. Earlier years, the vaccine targeted four strains ...

In the first meeting of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) ...

At its meeting on Tuesday, the CDC's Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) considered whether the U.S. should ...

Young cancer survivors are at increased risk for developing HPV-related malignancies, with female and male survivors at 1.4- to 2.5-fold excess risk, respectively, compared with the general population ...

There are many cancer-causing types of HPV; types 16 and 18 cause 70 percent of cases of cervical cancer, while types 6 and 11 cause 90 percent of cases of genital warts. The Gardasil® vaccine—called ...

Gardasil is a vaccine, licensed for use in June 2006, by the FDA. It targets four strains of human papillomavirus (HPV) -- HPV-6, 11, 16, and 18. HPV-16 and HPV-18 account for about 70% of all ...

Partnering with dental clinics to offer HPV vaccines to eligible children and adolescents improved vaccination rates by more ...

Kennedy Jr., has reignited the conversation around the common sexually transmitted infection—by villainizing the vaccine that fights it. Gardasil 9 is the only HPV vaccine used in the U.S., and ...

The findings from Fred Hutch Cancer Center suggest next step of exploring whether one dose of the vaccine is enough.

She never received the HPV vaccine, Gardasil-9, and believes if she had, she would have never developed this cancer. When the vaccine was released, Lenti was too old. In her early 30s, she asked ...

Dr. Sesha Nandyal, an obstetrics and gynecology specialist, emphasized the importance of early HPV vaccination. "That's actually the most important window for HPV vaccination and prevention of ...

The Senate passed a bill Monday requiring parental consent over their child getting the HPV vaccine. In Iowa, about 45% of 13- to 15-year-olds completed the HPV vaccine series in 2024. Several ...