Polio is not endemic in the United States, but the disease is circulating in 30 other countries now. A doctor explains how to protect against polio when traveling.

WHO prequalification of an additional novel oral polio vaccine boosts global outbreak response, accelerating polio eradication efforts.

In October 2021, the Smithsonian magazine published a sobering article on diphtheria — a disease that terrorized communities until the advent of vaccines. The author reminded us: “Despite all the ...

While polio may seem like a disease of the past, its eradication is still unfinished business—and one of the most ambitious global health undertakings in history. In honor of World Polio Day on ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A health worker administers a polio vaccine to a child at a hospital in Deir el-Balah, part of the central Gaza Strip, on ...

NEOC says Pakistan has reduced polio cases by 99.8pc since 1994 due to vaccination; underscores need for continued robust, ...

It was like a horror movie. The invisible polio virus would strike, leaving young children on crutches, in wheelchairs or in a dreaded “iron lung” ventilator. Each summer, the fear was so great that ...

Global health alerts are up for polio. The CDC warns travellers to take extra care. Poliovirus is detected in many countries.

LONDON -- Four African countries have reported new cases of polio linked to the oral vaccine, as global health numbers show there are now more children being paralyzed by viruses originating in ...

It was like a horror movie. The invisible polio virus would strike, leaving young children on crutches, in wheelchairs or in a dreaded "iron lung" ventilator. Each summer, the fear was so great that ...

Pakistan has reported its first case of polio in 2026, involving a child from Sujawal district. Despite being close to eradication, challenges such as vaccine hesitancy and security issues still ...

I am a big critic of how the polio programme is being executed at the global level and locally in Pakistan. From the top ...