I am one of only two members of Congress who are polio survivors. In 1954, my father was a pediatrician in Memphis, Tennessee. As part of the worldwide effort to stop polio, he was given a limited ...

I am one of only two members of Congress who are polio survivors. In 1954, my father was a pediatrician in Memphis, Tennessee. As part of the worldwide effort to stop polio, he was given a limited ...

Polio is a highly contagious virus that can cause paralysis and even death. Thanks to the effectiveness of the polio vaccine, the virus has been eliminated in the United States. However, it's possible ...

Growing up, my siblings and I would occasionally get to look through my mom’s scrapbook full of greeting cards from friends and neighbors and black-and-white photos of children in hospital beds. Too ...

Overland was a reporter and public health writer in Asia for more than a decade. She is currently an editor at NPR. My son was 5 years old when he climbed out of bed and landed on the floor. He was ...

It is polio, a highly contagious viral disease that attacks the nervous system, often causing partial or full paralysis.

Now is the time to pull through on efforts to rid the world of polio once and for all — or continue managing it through costly outbreak responses, UNICEF argues in a new call to action. Support UNICEF ...

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Amid the COVID-19 pandemic and on the heels of a monkeypox outbreak, health officials are now warning that polio vaccination needs to be a top priority for those who are ...

Lifesaving vaccines and strengthened health systems are making a difference for millions of children around the world.

The Trump administration just had the opportunity to dramatically curtail childhood vaccinations and it didn t ...