A new investigation from ProPublica has people once again talking about vitamin K shots for newborns. Here's what to know.

Doctors across the country are seeing an alarming rise in newborns bleeding to death — and a concerning trend by parents is ...

Vitamin K shots, which help the blood to clot, are one of three key interventions for newborns, along with an antibiotic eye ...

A trend is emerging in US hospitals, where a growing number of newborns are being denied vital vitamin K shots by their parents, sparking alarm among medical professionals. Dr Tom Patterson, a ...

At a time when social media misinformation is influencing parenting decisions, doctors say evidence-based medical advice is ...

To prevent this bleeding, a vitamin K injection has been recommended for newborns in the U.S. since the early 1960s. It's given as a single, intramuscular shot soon after birth. "Vitamin K is a ...

Parents refusing newborn vitamin K shots and ‘raising risk of brain bleeding’ - Refusals of vitamin K shots nearly doubled ...