Polio, a disease that can cause lifelong paralysis, has been eliminated from the U.S. Experts fear a resurgence if lifesaving ...

Health officials in western Texas are trying to contain a measles outbreak among mostly school-aged children, with at least 15 confirmed cases. It's the latest outbreak of a disease that had been ...

Here is what we know about polio as a disease, its vaccines and the likely number of lives saved through inoculation.

Data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows more parents are choosing to not vaccinate their children ...

Though the vast majority of children across the country are vaccinated against diseases like polio, doctors have expressed concern over dwindling immunization rates. Their concerns increased ...

Poliovirus was detected in wastewater systems in 2024 in five European countries, potentially putting vulnerable populations ...

The Global Polio Eradication Initiative is redirecting samples to other laboratories following orders for the U.S. CDC to cut ...

Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s repeated support for vaccines during Senate confirmation hearings follows a long history of ...

The existence of wild poliovirus type 1 (WPV1) has been verified by environmental samples taken from 21 districts in Pakistan ...

In its early stages, poliomyelitis — known as polio — causes fatigue, headaches, stiffness and limb pain after exposure to the poliovirus, according to the World Health Organization ...