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

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 ...

Design concepts for the Hāna Community Pathway will be presented at the next in-person community meeting scheduled for 4:30 p.m. Feb. 18 at Helene Hall in Hāna. According to the Maui Metropolitan ...

Congressional Republicans may seek to drastically cut Medicaid by imposing per capita caps, which would place a hard cap on per-person federal Medicaid spending. At a time when people across ...

The University of Colorado system is the state’s major recipient of grants from the National Institutes of Health and the ...

Two years ago, a Norfolk Southern train carrying hazardous materials derailed in the small town on the border of Ohio and ...

As one of his final acts as U.S. surgeon general, Dr. Vivek Murthy called for alcohol products to carry a label warning that they can cause cancer. His office also published a report detailing just ...

If you’ve been on the internet recently, you’ve likely encountered Bryan Johnson’s meticulously optimized, data-driven quest ...

WHO's most recent two-year budget, for 2024-2025, was $6.8 billion. Bar chart with data from World Health Organization showing the annual share of fund contributions to the multilateral agency.

Kennedy faced an avalanche of attacks over his views on vaccines in a fiery confirmation hearing to be Donald Trump's Health ...