In the early 1950s, before the polio vaccine, I caught it one summer. I spent time in an isolation ward, could not move and ...

President-elect Trump has spent parts of the holiday season vowing to take over the Panama Canal, calling for the U.S. to buy ...

Steve Cohen and Mitch McConnell are the only polio survivors in Congress. Cohen criticizes Trump's pick for health secretary, Robert Kennedy Jr.

Childhood vaccination rates are on the decline at a time when Robert F. Kennedy Jr. could lead the Health and Human Services ...

Indian-Americans who remember life before the polio vaccine are worried about what RFK Jr. could do in the U.S.

While polio particularly targeted children, others could contract the virus as well. When teenagers and young adults remained ...

The campaign which is aims to address the challenges faced by people with disabilities in accessing vital health services, ...

Eternal vigilance needed to prevent resurgence of polio worldwide, with debate on vaccine efficacy and transmission routes.

St. Louis city has some of the lowest vaccination rates in the state. But counties across all parts of Missouri have also ...

Pakistan has reported its 68th polio case of the year, frustrating national efforts to eradicate the disease. This new case ...

The 119th Congress is around the corner and confirmation battles featuring President-elect Trump’s slate of nominees are set ...