The Republican senator’s childhood bout with the disease has informed his ardent support for vaccines amid increasing ...

When her 5-year-old son’s legs stopped working and a doctor said the word “polio,” this writer felt a terror she never ...

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

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

HOUSTON — A Houston man has been charged with endangering a child for sending a special needs 4-year-old to school with a ...

As part of his efforts to make Pakistan a polio-free country, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Sunday launched a maiden nationwide anti-polio campaign for the year 2025 by administering polio ...

Says drive will target millions of children to save their future and health; hopes dedicated teams will work “day and night” to eradicate disease.

Stricken with polio in 1944, 2-year-old Mitch McConnell spent his days confined to bed or undergoing a strict physical therapy regimen to rehabilitate his left leg at an age when most toddlers ...